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predefinition

(ˌpriːdɛfɪˈnɪʃən)
n
the process or action of defining in advance; an advance definition
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However, the prioritisation is limited by a fixed predefinition in the initial model (high, medium, and low), which does not provide a mechanism to further distinguish between same priority levels of design recommendations.
Eleven categories of analysis were included after predefinition by the group, taking into account the issues raised during several of the interviews.
The abstract father class and heavy load predefinition clasp method in of white box frame through inheriting frame realizes general extendibility.
The indicator kriging approach requires the predefinition of facies types at sample locations.
According to the predefinition of wavelength encoding, the different center wavelength sensors will be encoded like (wavelength ID, wavelength shift).
(192.) Of course, there are downsides to predefinition. Relative to some other forms of territorial variation such as discretion and inherent authority, local rules are more inflexible precisely because they involve the predefinition of procedural requirements rather than the development of requirements within the context of specific cases.
It is very obvious that if astronauts are allowed to freely choose their food, without any predefinition of the diet or training, this may lead to a diet deficient in protein compared to the RDA [30].
Maxine Greene (1995) suggests of teaching and learning: "In many respects, teaching and learning are matters of breaking through barriers--of expectation, of boredom, of predefinition. To teach, at least in one dimension, is to provide persons with the knacks and know-how they need in order to teach themselves" (p.
A further problem with the WHO definition of quality of life is that although it includes the subjective experience of the individual, it remains wedded to the predefinition of what is important rather than leaving this to the patient.
Therefore, one should abstain from any ex-ante predefinition of "external events" and make the question of external and internal information a question of perception by the actors.
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