year-to-year variation
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variation
noun
uk/ˌveə.riˈeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌver.iˈeɪ.ʃən/
a change in amount ...
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(Definition ofvariationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Compared to seed production, annual recruitment was very low and showed largeyear-to-yearvariation.
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We found littleyear-to-yearvariationin the serotype distributions.
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Data are not available on theyear-to-yearvariationin seed production.
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A considerable seasonal andyear-to-yearvariationof the incidence of parvovirus infection is present.
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This increase was expected to improve the power of statistical tests, albeit at the cost of introducingyear-to-yearvariationas a confounding factor.
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Irrigation was also predicted to decrease theyear-to-yearvariationin monthly yields, as indicated by the standard error of the mean for each month.
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Firstly to removeyear-to-yearvariationwhich, by inflating experimental variation, reduces the capacity of the experiment to detect treatment effects.
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Someyear-to-yearvariationis to be expected due to fluctuations in meteorological conditions.
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We demonstrated a significant seasonal andyear-to-yearvariationof the incidence of parvovirus infection, and found some evidence that the force of infection is highest in young children.
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Breeding improved varieties that are resistant to insects and disease and tolerant to environmental stress has significantly decreased theyear-to-yearvariationin yield and has stabilized household food security.
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Knownyear-to-yearvariationwithin that period allows correlation with soil and sediment layers.
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