significant fraction
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsignificantandfraction
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significant
adjective
uk/sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/us/sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kənt/
important ...
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fraction
noun[C]
uk/ˈfræk.ʃən/us/ˈfræk.ʃən/
a number that results from dividing one whole number ...
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(Definition ofsignificantandfractionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofsignificant fraction
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Asignificantfractionappears to be eliminated in the feces.
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The assembly of ribosomes requires asignificantfractionof the energy expenditure for rapidly growing bacteria.
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The mean photon density inside any sub-unit of an aggregate is asignificantfractionof the incident radiation.
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However, if the barrier is low, asignificantfractionof collisions leads rapidly to a reaction event.
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At the other extreme, asignificantfractionof the population holds little or no wealth at all.
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Nuclear energy covers asignificantfractionof our energy needs.
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The results show that the asymmetry is produced by asignificantfractionof high-energetic ions accelerated during the laser- cluster interaction.
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These results indicated that asignificantfractionof the falsepositive clones no longer appeared differential, supporting the above hypothesis (data not shown).
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This is because the size of the slowly expanding, dense wire core can become asignificantfractionof the interwire gap prior to implosion.
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A cloud of neutral gas will not respond to the presence of a magnetic field unless asignificantfractionof the cloud is ionized.
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For small bubbles, the mass of the soap film represents asignificantfractionof the total mass, so that the bubble density becomes uncertain.
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A small bandwidth averages over very few points, while a very large bandwidth may average over asignificantfractionof the data set.
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However, from this work it is clear that this is not the case since asignificantfractionof both projectiles was recovered.
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However, in the generally arid environment, it is beneficial if the water vapour partial pressure is above about 50% for asignificantfractionof time.
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In these circumstances asignificantfractionof all collisions involve a particle and the base of the chute, rather than a pair of particles.
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Shortages of managerial and operative skills for both agricultural and industrial projects were exacerbated by the emigration of asignificantfractionof the country's middle class.
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When the magnetic field generated in front of target is intense enough, asignificantfractionof fast electrons are reflected back to the vacuum by the magnetic field.
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Steam explosions were out of the question, because no liquid breakdown mechanism is known that can channel asignificantfractionof the current into a thin water filament.
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This ' selective ' adsorption occurs because infected cells are diluted too far for the progeny phages released by infected cells to make up asignificantfractionof secondary phages.
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These materials represent asignificantfractionof petroleum.
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The numbers of urban aid projects supported by local authorities represent asignificantfractionof the total urban aid projects.
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The wavelength a t the onset of ribbing can be asignificantfractionof the roll radius: it varies from 10% at small gap to 50% a t large gap.
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Mutations are present in a smaller butsignificantfractionin a wide range of other tumors.
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