sketch
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- noun
- /skɛtʃ/
- Specialized
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sketch
- After analyzing the data, he created a sketch that estimated the frequency distribution of the user behaviors.
- sketch mapping
- sketch mapping technique
Examples
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The researcher used a sketch to summarize the key findings of the experiment in a compact form.
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A final sketch made sense of the limited storage space and the engine.
Fiction book (1999) -
And if we want to upload a sketch, we can simply run this command.
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The AI must decide if new sketches match the pattern.
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We've also been given this sketch, which is a sketch of level curves of this region.
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The bed temperature shows a slight uneven distribution, as shown in sketch (b).
Academic text (2018) -
The longitudinal sketch mapping technique allows the researcher to study how the sketch map evolves.
Academic text (1997) -
The normal sketch mapping technique imposes more constraints on the respondent than the basic approach.
Academic text (1997) -
This sketch effectively compresses large datasets and helps in estimating counts with minimal memory usage.
Antonyms
Compounds
How Accurate
Surface Forms
Etymology
In computing a sketch is a small, rough 'summary' of a large set of data, following the older idea from Dutch schets of an 'outline'. That's why a computer sketch shows the main picture of much information while using very little memory.