alternative configuration

collocation in English

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alternative
adjective
uk
/ɒlˈtɜː.nə.tɪv/
us
/ɑːlˈtɝː.nə.t̬ɪv/
An alternative plan or method is one that you can use if you do not want to use ...
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configuration
noun
uk
/kənˌfɪɡ.əˈreɪ.ʃən/
us
/kənˌfɪɡ.jəˈreɪ.ʃən/
formal
the particular arrangement or pattern of a group of ...
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Rather, character configurations change consistently toward analternativeconfigurationthat is predicted to be most probable according to the expected dynamics of a complex adaptive system.
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Of these 121 individuals, 116 or 96% changed in the specific direction predicted by the nonlinear model dynamics; that is, their change was to the most probablealternativeconfiguration.
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Apart from the main one, there can be up to 9alternativeconfigurationfiles (or 19 as of v.4.45).
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Analternativeconfiguration, using a piston engine, was also proposed.
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Later theatre structures, however, had to limit their size and search for alternative configurations.
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The cluster size (n) was twenty-five or fifty; coupled with the cluster sizes, these values allowed alternative configurations to be investigated for a given total trial size.
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With aggregate assessment tools using an aggregate product model, multiple alternative configurations may be constructed and assessed more quickly during the early stages of the design process.
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The mean values of the population remain nearly stationary, but the individuals in the population explore available alternative configurations in order to optimize their individual adjustment.
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Giegerich et al. (1999) have also considered clustering of alternative structures based on structural similarity and on energy barrier height in order to study sequences that switch between alternative configurations.
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The track includes four alternative configurations (consisting circuit distance from 1 km to 750m).
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In order to offer alternative configurations, different components such as servos, propeller and engine were also integrated and tested.
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Simulation is presented as a practical technique for performance evaluation of alternative configurations of highly concurrent computers.
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The track includes four alternative configurations (consisting of circuit distances from 1 km to 750 m).
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There are alternative configurations, including a secondary circulating loop which ducts a portion of the primary air flow through an external pressurized heat exchanger.
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To describe the different valencies of carbon, the four valence electron orbitals, one 2s and three 2p, are considered to be mixed or hybridized in several alternative configurations.
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