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meta

meta

177 7.8
The strategies currently seen as most effective in a game
  • noun
  • /ˈmɛtə/
  • Jargon
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  • Third, although meta-analysis can be a powerful method to compare studies quantitatively, it also has drawbacks.
  • recent meta
  • previous meta

You know what's the new meta for seltzer spin drift.

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Examples

  • Weston (2009) conducted a meta-analysis of instruments measuring autonomy and control over nursing practice.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Although many meta-analyses have addressed health outcomes of physical activity, few have examined physical activity behavior outcomes.

    Academic text (2011)
  • I mean, it's more of a meta commentary on what we call art, but it's also art.

  • You know what's the new meta for seltzer spin drift.

  • We developed a coding frame on the basis of related meta-analyses, review articles, and extensive examination of primary studies.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The authors suggest that although meta-analysis is inferior, our modifications dramatically improve it.

    Academic text (2011)
  • There are two limitations to this earlier meta-analysis related to sample characteristics which the current synthesis addresses.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The comprehensive nature of this meta-analysis and the resulting heterogeneity among studies, then, are both strengths and limitations.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Objectives. We conducted a meta-analysis summarizing the effects of interventions designed to increase physical activity among healthy adults.

    Academic text (2011)
  • In competitive games, players often adapt their strategies to match the current meta for better success.

Synonyms

tactics
vsmeta
4 3.5

Planned short actions used to reach a specific goal

refers to the whole set of currently most effective options, not single planned moves
metagame
vsmeta
  • Jargon
1 8.5

Strategies and knowledge from outside the game's rules that affect how people play

focuses on what is currently most effective rather than external influence

Surface Forms

meta singular
metas plural

Etymology

Meta as a noun comes from the idea of the metagame, which means 'the game about the game', and so it refers to the common strategies players use. That is why when the meta changes after an update, the best choices and tactics for players change too.