external world
collocation in Englishmeaningsofexternalandworld
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external
adjective
uk/ɪkˈstɜː.nəl/us/ɪkˈstɝː.nəl/
of, on, for, or coming from ...
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world
noun
uk/wɜːld/us/wɝːld/
the earth and all the people, places, and things ...
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(Definition ofexternalandworldfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The use of parody enables theexternalworldto 'enter' and disrupt the otherwise 'purely musical' discourse.
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He thereby wished to purify mathematics of any reliance on theexternalworld.
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A feeling often expressed was of going through the motions of living yet feeling no connection with theexternalworld.
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The prerequisite for good judgement in matters of theexternalworld, and the divination of falsehood, is a knowledge and examination of the soul.
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They say husbands see this role as alien and more task centred, because of their previous work in theexternalworld.
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This requires an emulator that runs its simulation almost simultaneously with (perhaps even slightly ahead of?) the events in theexternalworld.
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Perhaps the most impressive of all is the ability to smoothly interpolate between such contrasting experiences, bridging the gap between the internal andexternalworld.
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To understand that there is no single, subject-self and noexternalworldof objects is to become free of ignorance about the nature of things.
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To hear is the fundamental involuntary activity that initiates experience of theexternalworld.
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Other social science paradigms suggest there are multiple realities since ourexternalworldconsists merely of representations, and is a creation of the mind.
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Specifically, this entails imagery involving particulars that are not immediately identified with objects perceived in theexternalworld, which puts imagination on the stage.
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The extent to which a person feels capable of managing theexternalworld.
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Indeed, just like theexternalworld, the internal world comprises a pattern or balance of forces.
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Arguably, the claims that there are other minds and anexternalworldare cases in point.
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Internalized constraints result from the incorporation of features or universal regularities of theexternalworld.
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Many aspects of theexternalworldare spatially mapped in the brain.
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The sociocultural formations of so-called frontier or extrasystemic peoples invariably are influenced to some degree by forces emanating fromexternalworld-systems.
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