artificial boundary
collocation in Englishmeaningsofartificialandboundary
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artificial
adjective
uk/ˌɑː.tɪˈfɪʃ.əl/us/ˌɑːr.t̬əˈfɪʃ.əl/
made by people, often as a copy of ...
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boundary
noun[C]
uk/ˈbaʊn.dər.i/us/ˈbaʊn.dər.i/
a real or imagined line that marks the edge or limit ...
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Numerical examples of two- and three-dimensional scattering problems demonstrate the accuracy of proposedartificialboundaryconditions.
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The context for the strategy was the whole of the health authority area, but from a local government perspective, this was anartificialboundary.
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As a result, the conditions obtained are only transparent for waves with definite frequencies and/or angles of incidence to theartificialboundary.
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These conditions permit an equivalent replacement of the original external problem by the problem inside theartificialboundarywhich is a circle (d = 2) or a sphere (d = 3).
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Why stop at theartificialboundaryof a 25-miles limit?
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They have a population of only just over 300,000 living within anartificialboundaryimposed by a colonial past.
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I want to ensure that we do not accidentally create a loophole, and anartificialboundarybetween pets and commercial animals.
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Surely this is anartificialboundary?
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The local authority boundary has become merely anartificialboundarybetween the locality where a person lives and that in which he has his real interest.
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We have discarded the increasinglyartificialboundarybetween the polytechnics and universities, producing a single system but one that embraces an attractive and healthy diversity of mission.
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Legal advice on similar cases has been that it is not even possible to draw anartificialboundaryso that part of such a scheme can qualify.
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For example, the shape can affect the measurement of origin-destination flows since these are often recorded when they cross anartificialboundary.
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Generally, these patients need the help and involvement of others, not the imposition of rigid and artificial boundaries.
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The aspects of treating artificial boundaries of a non-spherical shape are discussed.
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They are not interested in what to them are the artificial boundaries that exist between the health services and local authority social care services.
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Artificial boundaries are put around the arts, and they are detrimental and disturbing.
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No community of interest is represented by the artificial boundaries that happen to be drawn up.
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The artificial boundaries between agencies is one factor that prevents that from happening.
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In order to try to overcome this, local authorities draw artificial boundaries to get what they call a good social mix.
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