column heading

collocation in English

meaningsofcolumnandheading

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column
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒl.əm/us
/ˈkɑː.ləm/
one of several vertical blocks of print into which a page of a newspaper or magazine ...
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heading
noun[C]
uk
/ˈhed.ɪŋ/us
/ˈhed.ɪŋ/
words written or printed at the top of a text as ...
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(Definition ofcolumnandheadingfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcolumn heading

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For phenotypic regressions, the dependent variable is shown in thecolumnheadingand the independent variable is shown in the row heading.
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Used in acolumnheading, it denotes the operation of inversion.
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Vertical lines should not be used and horizontal lines should be used only at the top and bottom of the table and below column headings.
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The column headings indicate the sample number, the genotype number in the case of wood mouse parasites.
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In this alternative model mappings are entered and displayed only in the cells corresponding to the column headings of the objects table.
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Note that you can click on the symbol in eachcolumnheadingto sort the table by that column.
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Heavy rules should be inserted at the head and foot of each table, and fine rules below column headings.
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Note also that the table is sortable: click on anycolumnheadingto sort the whole table by that column; click again to toggle between ascending/descending order.
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The basic parameters for the simulation model based on equations (1)-(10) for these four types of consumers can be found in table 3 (under the appropriate column headings).
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This control causes a table to be inserted with column headings for each of the properties defined in the ontology for the type the user selected.
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The column headings across the top refer to the annual energy output in kilowatt-hours expected from each installed peak kilowatt.
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References in the column headings correspond to all information displayed in that column, unless other references are shown.
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In this case there are no column headings written down by the scribe.
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The full titles of abbreviated column headings in the following table are viewable in interactive media (as opposed to hard copy), using the pointer.
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The scrambled alphabet in the selected row defines the correspondence between plaintext symbols in the column headings and ciphertext symbols in the individual cells.
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A typical spreadsheet may display time intervals along column headings, and account names on row headings.
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To calculate statistics, a user clicked on particular column headings, designating them as an "x value" and one or more "y values".
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