developmental trajectory

collocation in English

meaningsofdevelopmentalandtrajectory

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developmental
adjective
uk
/dɪˌvel.əpˈmen.təl/
us
/dɪˌvel.əpˈmen.t̬əl/
connected with the development of someone ...
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trajectory
noun[C]
uk
/trəˈdʒek.tər.i/
us
/trəˈdʒek.tɚ.i/
the curved path that an object follows after it has been thrown or shot into ...
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(Definition ofdevelopmentalandtrajectoryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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First, understanding the phenotypic outcome of an ability may require understanding the ability'sdevelopmentaltrajectory.
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Thus, examining thedevelopmentaltrajectoryof self-esteem is salient for developmental psychopathology.
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Adevelopmentaltrajectorydescribes the progression of a given behavior over time.
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First, a detailed assessment of the structure of thedevelopmentaltrajectoryof externalizing problems is provided.
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To date, however, few studies have explored thedevelopmentaltrajectoryof this functional connectivity.
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Each vector influences the momentum and direction of thedevelopmentaltrajectory.
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That is, it will be necessary to understand how these constraints shape thedevelopmentaltrajectory.
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More than half of all males in the sample followed the adolescent-onsetdevelopmentaltrajectory.
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Yet little is known about the processes that account for this observeddevelopmentaltrajectory.
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At best, coactions may be inferred fromdevelopmentaltrajectorymodels, but they cannot be definitively tested.
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Thedevelopmentaltrajectoryprovides additional information that distinguishes the performance of these two groups.
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Therefore, thedevelopmentaltrajectoryof these semantic characteristics is not yet known.
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The present study first provides cross-sectional data specifying the typicaldevelopmentaltrajectoryof name-based categorization.
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Thedevelopmentaltrajectoryof ultraviolet photosensitivity in rainbow trout is altered by thyroxin.
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Fifty-seven percent of all males in the sample followed thisdevelopmentaltrajectory.
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However, not all children are on this samedevelopmentaltrajectory.
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Analysis of thedevelopmentaltrajectorymay yield alternative accounts of the observed differences in outcome.
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A second question lies in thedevelopmentaltrajectoryof morphological knowledge.
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Such cyclic development indicates adevelopmentaltrajectoryfrom unanalysed holistic strings to analysed combinations.
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Thedevelopmentaltrajectoryof ultraviolet photosensitivity in rainbow trout is altered by thyroxine.
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