earthquake prediction

collocation in English

meaningsofearthquakeandprediction

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earthquake
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɜːθ.kweɪk/us
/ˈɝːθ.kweɪk/
a sudden violent movement of the earth's surface, sometimes causing ...
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prediction
noun[C or U]
uk
/prɪˈdɪk.ʃən/us
/prɪˈdɪk.ʃən/
a statement about what you think will happen in ...
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(Definition ofearthquakeandpredictionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This was the first successfulearthquakepredictionin history.
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To be meaningful, anearthquakepredictionmust be properly qualified.
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Earthquakepredictionmay have failed only because it is fiendishly difficult and still beyond the current competency of science.
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Forecasting is applied in many areas, such as weather forecasting,earthquakeprediction, transport planning, and labour market planning.
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It uses technology based onearthquakeprediction, and has been described in the media as a revolutionary innovation capable of stopping crime before it starts.
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His team of researchers have used new algorithmic methods forearthquakeprediction.
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Earthquakepredictionis one of the aims of this area of research.
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Some researchers have investigated changes in groundwater radon concentrations forearthquakeprediction.
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Earthquakepredictionmay be intrinsically impossible.
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The earthquake also provided opportunities for researchers to retrofit data in order to model future earthquake predictions.
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