desirable characteristic
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdesirableandcharacteristic
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desirable
adjective
uk/dɪˈzaɪə.rə.bəl/us/dɪˈzaɪr.ə.bəl/
worth having and wanted by ...
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characteristic
noun[C]
uk/ˌkær.ək.təˈrɪs.tɪk/us/ˌker.ək.təˈrɪs.tɪk/
a typical or noticeable quality of someone ...
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(Definition ofdesirableandcharacteristicfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Having no energy dispersion on the beam going into the main accelerator is adesirablecharacteristic.
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This is a particularlydesirablecharacteristicof a biological control agent.
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Besides effectiveness, efficiency is also adesirablecharacteristicof agents.
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Furthermore, it is necessary to reserve certain portions of the data for procedures to avoid over fitting, which is not adesirablecharacteristicfor an empirical modelbuilding tool.
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It is an entirelydesirablecharacteristic, and one which we should at every opportunity seek to preserve and foster.
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Collaboration among providers is adesirablecharacteristicof primary care.
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It is sometimes over a garage or in an attic area with partially reduced ceiling height or some other lessdesirablecharacteristic.
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For example, distortion is almost universally considered undesirable in hi-fi amplifiers but may be considered adesirablecharacteristicin performance.
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Anotherdesirablecharacteristicof rootstocks is environmental adaptability.
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Values can range from 0.00 to 1.00 (sometimes expressed as 0 to 100), with high values indicating that the examination is likely to correlate with alternate forms (adesirablecharacteristic).
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However, this measure does have some particularly desirable characteristics.
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A new chromosome tends to be fitter than both the parents because it inherits desirable characteristics from both of them.
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These soil qualityrelated properties are highly associated with organic matter content in soil, and these desirable characteristics can increase crop yield13-15.
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Next, we indicate a number of limitations that would be desirable characteristics, but which are lacking in the approaches we have reviewed.
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One interesting possibility is the drive to improve some performance indicators, thereby guiding the solution toward certain desirable characteristics.
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I could adduce any number of guitar examples - distortion, feedback and other effects - that emerge when musicians hear accidental qualities as desirable characteristics.
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Although enzymes with desirable characteristics are available, technical advances are required before their potential can be realized in major crop plants.
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Much of the literature on water trading attempts to define the desirable characteristics of markets.
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Although the intrinsic security and shelter of the quarry were desirable characteristics for an archive, the introverted site seemed at odds with the public nature of the facility.
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