basic concept

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basic
adjective
uk
/ˈbeɪ.sɪk/us
/ˈbeɪ.sɪk/
simple and not complicated, so able to provide the base or starting point from which something ...
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concept
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒn.sept/us
/ˈkɑːn.sept/
a principle ...
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(Definition ofbasicandconceptfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Nevertheless, abasicconceptcan be stated: the impediments must be severe, not minor.
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Variance computations allow us to design the hybridizations to minimize the variance of selected contrasts, abasicconceptin optimal experiment design.
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Debates about futility are debates about specific interpretations of thebasicconcept.
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This was thebasicconceptunderlying 'infrastructure architecture' and 'support structures'.
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Thebasicconceptis a quadratic term describing the propagation of light signals.
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After establishing thebasicconceptwith this simple scenario, we will progressively add more complexity and realism to this and other related scenarios.
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Thebasicconceptin the functional view is function type.
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Thebasicconceptdiscussed in the article refers to "depiction" - a specification of pictures as points in a functional space.
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Once thebasicconceptis given, case studies are again used to extend the student's understanding of the topic through comparisons.
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Many new models have been introduced, inheriting thebasicconceptof the automobile.
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However, thebasicconceptof perception as active hypothesis testing using attention does extend well to speech perception.
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Openness to unfamiliar experiences is abasicconceptfor the understanding of human behaviour.
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Thebasicconceptof visibility and the related problems are fundamental to the realisation and control of loosely coupled event-based systems.
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This strongly personalised form of dependence provided thebasicconceptof political relations and served as a model for the reproduction of state domination.
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Between 8 and 10 children attend the class, in which effective communication skills are facilitated through structured developmental and theme-based play, literature-based activities, computer games, andbasicconceptinstruction.
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Thebasicconceptof competition employed is as a winner-take-all where each node competes for the best output or low penalty cost to be a winner.
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In the sense that orders almost immediately began to materialise from around the world, it was an instant success, certainly a proof that thebasicconceptwas correct.
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Thebasicconceptis to store assembly entities, either par ts, subassemblies, or par ts with assembly operations, as ver tices in various types of graphs.
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The mostbasicconcept, demand, considers how to induce a consumer to buy more of a particular good; that is, how to give him an incentive to purchase.
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Itsbasicconceptconsists of lightweight sensor head(s) mounted on arms, and an instrument module (pump lasers, spectrometer, electronics, etc.) inside a rover, both connected by optical fibres.
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