current theory
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcurrentandtheory
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current
adjective
uk/ˈkʌr.ənt/us/ˈkɝː.ənt/
of the ...
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theory
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈθɪə.ri/us/ˈθɪr.i/
a formal statement of the rules on which a subject of study is based or of ideas that are suggested to explain a fact or event or, more generally, an opinion ...
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(Definition ofcurrentandtheoryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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These curvilinear findings fit well withcurrenttheory.
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This is unexpected under thecurrenttheoryof nominalization.
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The authors suggest an elegant solution that requires few modifications to thecurrenttheory.
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Muchcurrenttheoryand practice are based on assumptions about what works, about what is appropriate, and on past practices.
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Currenttheorysuggests that the first step in crystal growth is the formation of nuclei of a critical size in a supersaturated solution.
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The goal of this article is to synthesize what is known cross-culturally about within-group food transfers among foragers and forager-agriculturalists in light ofcurrenttheory.
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This position generally reflectscurrenttheory, but it conflicts with the positions of many of the other contributors to this section.
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The analysis of the emergence of a marketplace for knowledge should be the centrepiece in anycurrenttheoryof economic development.
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In any event, thecurrenttheoryseems incoherent in that it does not explain why the man, and not the woman, is entitled to reimbursement.
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Similarly, when empirical findings are not predicted bycurrenttheoryor are at odds with the findings of other, similar research, replications should be considered.
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The goal of this paper is to advancecurrenttheoryguiding research on reminiscence by examining the implications of viewing reminiscence as a type of autobiographical memory.
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The style is highly individual, and written for the intelligent and receptive reader who emerges from each self-contained chapter enriched by the amalgam of historical perspective, anecdote andcurrenttheory.
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An exact replication can strengthen reliability claims for unanticipated findings that might not otherwise receive attention, and repeated approximate and conceptual replications can lead to the re-conceptualization ofcurrenttheory.
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A morecurrenttheoryis called the race theory.
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That provides an excellent test of thecurrenttheorythat if we were only to reduce real wages employment would miraculously appear.
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We have kept them informed about the nature and content of all thecurrenttheorytests for learner drivers or potential instructors.
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Currenttheoryis divided on whether the first stars were very massive or not.
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All this, however, does not mean thecurrenttheoryof evolution is adequately explanatory.
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Thecurrenttheoryis that confinement is due to the force-carrying gluons having color charge.
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General covariance is the basis of general relativity, thecurrenttheoryof gravitation.
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It took some time for thecurrenttheoryto be worked out.
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This is particularly interesting becausecurrenttheorysuggests that these clusters should not be stable.
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Thecurrenttheoryis that the crowns were made out of leather or some other fabric.
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