observable characteristics

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observable
adjective
uk
/əbˈzɜː.və.bəl/us
/əbˈzɝː.və.bəl/
that can be noticed ...
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characteristic
noun[C]
uk
/ˌkær.ək.təˈrɪs.tɪk/us
/ˌker.ək.təˈrɪs.tɪk/
a typical or noticeable quality of someone ...
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But at least 'micropolyphony' refers to an empiricallyobservablecharacteristicof the writing - namely the use of strict canonic imitation.
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They also studied and attempted to quantify every physical andobservablecharacteristic, like heat, force, color, density, and light.
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Presence of forest or even initial stages of forest regeneration is associated with sharply lower land values, holding observable characteristics constant.
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However, we can discover whether religions are truth-oriented by considering their observable characteristics qua systems of beliefs and practices.
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Second, the effect of the intervention may vary with observable characteristics of patients, such as education or age.
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Phenotype refers to observable characteristics of an organism resulting from genetic makeup and environmental factors.
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Nevertheless, we expect that some observable characteristics of formation processes are positively correlated with the degree of uncertainty.
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Personal taxes were based not on unobservable income or productivity but on observable characteristics such as marital status and landownership.
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With body parts (=possessees), these constructions simply describe observable characteristics of these parts.
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First, suitable comparison groups with observable characteristics are not always available within a single country.
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I will show that we can determine whether systems of beliefs and practices with the observable characteristics of human religion are better explained by one or another of two hypotheses.
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The observable characteristics of such high-pressure systems are usually clear, cloudless days with little or no wind.
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This system defines and maps rock units based on the description of the observable characteristics at the surface due to lacking other information.
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In modern terms, selection acts on an organism's phenotype, or observable characteristics, but it is the organism's genetic make-up or genotype that is inherited.
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Another extension adds behavior to the phenotype, since behaviors are also observable characteristics.
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A phenotype refers to the observable characteristics of an organism.
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A number of common observable characteristics of mammalian genetic disorders and diseases are caused by ciliary dysgenesis and dysfunction.
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Factors including genetics, environment and random chance can all contribute to the variation between individuals in their observable characteristics (in their phenotypes).
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Since women can not inspect men's genes directly, they may have evolved to infer genetic quality from certain observable characteristics (see indicator traits).
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