quantity of information
collocation in Englishmeaningsofquantityandinformation
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quantity
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈkwɒn.tə.ti/us/ˈkwɑːn.t̬ə.t̬i/
the amount or number of something, especially that can ...
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information
noun[U]
uk/ˌɪn.fəˈmeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌɪn.fɚˈmeɪ.ʃən/
facts about a situation, person, ...
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(Definition ofquantityandinformationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Reduce thequantityofinformationprovided.
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Thus, thequantityofinformationprovided for analysis is truly staggering.
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Do voters need full information to co-ordinate, or does some smallerquantityofinformationsuffice?
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Conversely, some errors and inaccuracies are difficult to avoid, given the hugequantityofinformationhandled.
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Both students reduced thequantityofinformationto be processed; though the strategies differed.
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This relationship depends on thequantityofinformationavailable to voters, as well as the number of parties they face.
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The relationship between electoral system and party system is dependent on thequantityofinformationvoters possess.
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If they did, the averagequantityofinformationacquired (which is observable) would reflect its true value.
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The story contexts varied in terms of the quality andquantityofinformationpertaining to the key word's referent.
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These include dealing with retrospective information subject to recall bias and the varying quality andquantityofinformationbetween subjects.
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We had transformations which were continuous, with glissandi or thequantityofinformationwhich could not be grasped as discrete.
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First, there is thequantityofinformation.
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An increase in the quality andquantityofinformationand advice services would enable people to solve their problems more quickly and effectively.
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Beyond just providing higher-quality information about inflation expectations, there is a greaterquantityofinformationbecause there is a complete term structure of inflation expectations.
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Student no. 1 tried to reduce thequantityofinformationprocessed by overdoing movements and developing exercises based on par ts of the piece.
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Focusing on the importance of information in shaping party systems also allows us to consider the nature, as well as thequantityofinformationavailable to individuals.
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Obviously, engineering such things will require a vastquantityofinformation, on an order of magnitude certainly unachievable and also likely inconceivable to most of us.
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That is, executions of analysis tools are per formed sequentially, with the appropriate management of the largequantityofinformationand data held within files between each run.
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Therefore, we have asked that the projects should focus on the quality andquantityofinformation.
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An enormousquantityofinformationhas been given to me concerning these workers.
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I am still slightly puzzled about what is meant by thequantityofinformationbeing exchanged.
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Considering thequantityofinformationavailable on the proposals, substantial opportunity has been provided for comment and discussion.
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Similarly, entropy in information theory measures thequantityofinformation.
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It is difficult to find a publication of similar quality which provides the samequantityofinformationelsewhere in the world.
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There was also no experience to suggest that the tremendousquantityofinformationrequired for such a system could be handled efficiently.
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