dimension of variation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdimensionandvariation
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dimension
noun
uk/ˌdaɪˈmen.ʃən/us/ˌdaɪˈmen.ʃən/
a measurement of something in a particular direction, especially its height, length, ...
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variation
noun
uk/ˌveə.riˈeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌver.iˈeɪ.ʃən/
a change in amount ...
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In addition to historical and regional variation in the attention devoted to crimes by police, it is important to note anotherdimensionofvariation.
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As the following discussion will demonstrate, however, the standard view of policy change obscures a criticaldimensionofvariation.
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Keenan (1985 : 247) proposes that the status of agentive phrases is an independentdimensionofvariationwithin the class of passives.
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The regional and urban-rural dimensions of variation are examined.
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There is clear evidence for distinct dimensions of variation within each of the disorders.
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The context consists of the totality of the relevant dimensions of variation around any one object.
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Thinking across languages and cultures: six dimensions of variation.
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To this end a multivariate perspective becomes important because in this methodology three different but complementary dimensions of variation in the experimental design are necessary.
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Two key concepts underpinning the typology as dimensions of variation are decommodification and stratification.
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The conclusion of the argument is that, before cross-linguistic comparisons can be undertaken, a more sophisticated description of each language in terms of its dimensions of variation is required.
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They were selected to cover most of the important dimensions of variation among the member states: large and small, founding members and non-founding members, variation in legal traditions and practices.
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Dialect and register may be thought of as different dimensions of variation.
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That which varies between different categories of description is known as the dimensions of variation.
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The more independent dimensions of variation the phenotype has, the more difficult is improvement resulting from random changes.
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