distinct function
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdistinctandfunction
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distinct
adjective
uk/dɪˈstɪŋkt/us/dɪˈstɪŋkt/
clearly noticeable; that ...
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function
noun
uk/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/us/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/
the natural purpose (of something) or the duty (of ...
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(Definition ofdistinctandfunctionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Since there are only rdistinctfunctionnames, creation of a stack s of depth greater than r is impossible.
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During subsequent maturation both may switch myosin expression, a poorly understood process essential for establishing fast and slow muscle groups withdistinctfunction.
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This protein does not yet have adistinctfunctionassigned to it and is found in proliferating cells.
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The possibility should be kept in mind, therefore, that these cells have adistinctfunctionor represent areas of developmental arrest.
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In a similar spirit, each occurrence of in any expression refers to adistinctfunction() which is bounded for all in the relevant sector.
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However, with this new re-annotation technique, our scheme has to be generalised to a polyvariant scheme that permits different annotations fordistinctfunctioncalls.
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My noble friend says that we have a tremendous number of these provisions but each has adistinctfunction.
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They have adistinctfunction, particularly in respect of competition.
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These arrangements are adistinctfunctionfrom the credit insurance operations with their charging of premium and are accounted for separately.
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These refinancing arrangements are adistinctfunctionfrom the credit insurance operations and are accounted for quite separately.
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Victim support is a separate anddistinctfunction, and best done through the voluntary network now in place.
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So each provision has adistinctfunction.
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Every fire has adistinctfunctionand meaning in the worlds of the physical and the spiritual.
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Ministers may be considered equal in status with the other elders, but they have a distinct ordination anddistinctfunction.
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The fact that the various synaptotagmins are co-expressed in synapses but not co-localized on synaptic vesicles suggests that they may have distinct functions.
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If constructions with distinct functions are in fact represented, the data must be resorted and re-counted before any statistics are accepted as linguistically meaningful.
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