Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun the relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times.
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- noun The state of being
asynchronous , or out ofsynchronization
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- noun the relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times
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Examples
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Not only do individuals in a pair find their emotions and attachment naturally waxing and waning (often in different cycles) throughout the course of a relationship -- but relationship exits also commonly display asynchrony.
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Moreover, nomadic specialists such as birds of prey can dampen lemming cycles and decrease the degree of regional asynchrony if their predation rates are sufficiently high [118].
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Heritable divergence of Rhagoletis pomonella host races by seasonal asynchrony.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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Heritable divergence of Rhagoletis pomonella host races by seasonal asynchrony.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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MEST / Systems asynchrony can multiply possibilities and make more use of phase space.
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This spatial asynchrony may be indicative of "higher-use" of game space, of possibility maximization.
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A comparison of new and existing chronologies suggests periods of spatial and temporal synchrony and as well as asynchrony, both at high and low frequencies, across the region.
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Spatially immersive stuff has the power to unlock a great deal of imagination, just as it inspired your new "spatial asynchrony" term.
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A comparison of new and existing chronologies suggests periods of spatial and temporal synchrony and as well as asynchrony, both at high and low frequencies, across the region.
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When it comes to Virtualizing the Physical and imagining where it's all headed, I think mixing this spatial asynchrony, or temporal asynchrony, or, hell, MEST asynchrony, with Jerry's scenario expands what's possible and potentially helps us avoid chewing through all of the world's content.
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