simplifying assumption
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsimplifyandassumption
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simplify
verb[T]
uk/ˈsɪm.plɪ.faɪ/us/ˈsɪm.plə.faɪ/
to make something less complicated and therefore easier to do ...
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assumption
noun
uk/əˈsʌmp.ʃən/us/əˈsʌmp.ʃən/
something that you accept as true without question ...
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We also use thesimplifyingassumptionthat the ankle angle is fixed to 90 during the step in which it does not encounter ground contact.
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We take thesimplifyingassumptionthat there is only one level of education.
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The additionalsimplifyingassumptionthat is made in this situation is that of parameter independence.
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As will become apparent, the fixed cost of education is asimplifyingassumption.
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Asimplifyingassumptionof having just one insulin compartment reduces the number of equations still further.
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In addition, we make the furthersimplifyingassumptionthat plasma and intercellular insulin are indistinguishable.
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As asimplifyingassumption, reliance, unlike trust, is transitive.
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To see this, we first make the followingsimplifyingassumption.
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Thus, a commonsimplifyingassumptionis that agents ignore current information when forming expectations.
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For this initial study, however, we make thesimplifyingassumptionthat the intermediary knows this function. 14.
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As asimplifyingassumption, the initial trust, 0, is set to a random value in the range 0.0 to 1.0 inclusive.
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A commonsimplifyingassumptionis to neglect the removal of deleterious mutations by purifying selection.
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It is not possible to solve (6) for arbitrary times if thesimplifyingassumption(16) is lifted.
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Thissimplifyingassumptionallows us to abstract from the problems of inference and concentrate on identification issues.
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Our analytical results have been obtained under thesimplifyingassumptionthat the inverse of the intertemporal elasticity of substitution equals the physical capital share.
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Without thesimplifyingassumptionof ministerial autonomy, there can be little doubt that the task will be a daunting one.
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He makes thesimplifyingassumptionthat all such viewpoints are internally consistent.
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