distinct dimensions

collocation in English

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distinct
adjective
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/dɪˈstɪŋkt/us
/dɪˈstɪŋkt/
clearly noticeable; that ...
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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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These domains were assessed in view of evidence that psychopathology and competence represent conceptually distinct dimensions.
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Generalizations about dependency relations and clausal functions are factored into distinct dimensions contributing constraints to specific construction types in a multiple inheritance type hierarchy.
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There is clear evidence for distinct dimensions of variation within each of the disorders.
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The constructs that emerged from this analysis reflected distinct dimensions of behavior problems at this age.
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The results of the factor analyses were consistent with the three dimensions that were proposed a priori as distinct dimensions along which parent-child relationships might vary by age group.
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Thus, children's scores on internal and external control represented two distinct dimensions of their beliefs about the sources of their successes and failures in social and cognitive domains.
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During the 1980s, factor analysis postulated that the self-monitoring scale was actually measuring several distinct dimensions.
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In the view offered here, each megatrajectory adds new and qualitatively distinct dimensions to the way life utilizes ecospace.
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I consider it more useful to treat these attributes as three distinct dimensions: 1.
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These dimensions, still fundamental to all linguistic and semiotic organisation, are often confused with other, related but quite distinct dimensions of organisation.
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The university focuses on two distinct dimensions.
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