whereby
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- adverb
- /ˈwɛrˌbaɪ/
- Formal
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con lo cual
- Team-assisted individualization (TAI) is a cooperative learning system whereby heterogeneous groups of learners work to master individualized content.
- the process whereby
- the system whereby
- the mechanism whereby
Examples
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Is there some theory whereby QE does not necessarily cause inflation?
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I'd like to offer an important note on the cognitive process whereby a scientist comes to accept a hypothesis.
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I'm thinking we ought to have a plan whereby we leave town.
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So the computing is that process whereby you take those inputs and make a decision.
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There was no effective system in place whereby a manager was rewarded for taking such cost-reducing and environment-improving actions.
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Forest certification is a mechanism whereby an independent audit is conducted on a forestry operation to determine whether the forest is managed sustainably.
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The reductions are to be achieved through a market-based system whereby power plants are given emission allowances.
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Local integration or naturalization is a process whereby a refugee is legally offered citizenship in his or her asylum country (Akarro, 2001).
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We created a procedure whereby all team members can report their concerns anonymously.
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The organization implemented a new policy whereby employees can work from home twice a week.
Synonyms
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With the things you need to do something, for example money or tools
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word whereby is made from the two words where and by, and it literally means 'by which' or 'through which'. So we use whereby to show the method or means — in other words, 'how' something happens.