effective mean
collocation in Englishmeaningsofeffectiveandmean
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effective
adjective
uk/ɪˈfek.tɪv/us/əˈfek.tɪv/
successful or achieving the results that ...
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mean
noun[S]
uk/miːn/us/miːn/
mathematicsspecialized
the result you get by adding two or more amounts together and dividing the total by the number ...
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(Definition ofeffectiveandmeanfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It is shown that the proposed method is aneffectivemeanfor kinematic and dynamic modelling of parallel mechanisms.
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A negative mass instability is found in this domain of frequencies when theeffectivemeanfree path of ions is larger than the effective mean free path of electrons.
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They also shown that the increase ineffectivemeanpath length caused by hierarchical routing is sufficiently small that it is usually acceptable.
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This resulted in an estimate that the entire volume of the lake is replaced every 13,300 years -- itseffectivemeanresidence time.
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Theoretically there is the challenge of contributing to current debates on how music is perceived, understood and used as an effective means of communication.
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Inhibition of the function of quinone has already been shown to be an effective means of controlling these filarial parasites.
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A rational agent not lacking in knowledge or power will choose the most effective means to his goals.
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Identifying barriers to improving the process of discharging patients from hospital an approach for others seeking to employ more effective means of implementation.
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On the whole, however, these algorithms provide an effective means of nominalization disambiguation.
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The finding that large haemangiomas can have far-reaching effects highlights the need to find effective means to limit their growth.
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Second, publicly defining the program as a national policy priority must have been regarded as an effective means of mobilizing huge amounts of foreign funding.
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It is also useful to investigate the development of automatic access to explicit knowledge and effective means of enhancing processing automaticity.
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It is certainly an effective means of presenting the material to the inexperienced student.
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Accordingly, he organizes this chapter under a set of headings that provide an effective means of categorizing the mass of material that demands attention.
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In-depth semistructured interviews with key informants are considered an effective means to collect relevant material for case studies (7).
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All this, she claimed, constituted the most effective means of comprehending the moral environment of extreme poverty.
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It also could be an effective means of curbing the power of corporations with financial stakes in the healthcare field.
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Competition between jobbers was a useful instrument for holding down wages and an often effective means of breaking strikes.
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These methods are the least effective means of dissemination.
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