cumulation
- noun
- /ˌkjuːməˈleɪʃən/
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acumulación
- However, I also accept the protopositivist views of Toulmin; he asserts that knowledge claims that survive despite these problems (in the sense that they explain more and permit more comprehensive cumulation of information that results in more extensive manipulation of nature and society) ought to be accepted as scientific, not ordinary knowledge; that is, as privileged knowledge.
Examples
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ACP countries, compared with other developing countries, have the advantage of cumulation in the rules of origin.
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Because of a system called "Cumulation," a defendant country often shares its time with others.
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What is supposed to drive the cumulation of knowledge is not objectives but occasions for surprise.
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Cumulation takes place when one such set is markedly more successful than its rivals in accounting for both old and new observations.
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Undoubtedly, entry into prostitution results from the cumulation of multiple interdependent personal and contextual factors.
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Undoubtedly, entry into prostitution and continued work in the sex industry result from the cumulation of multiple interdependent personal and contextual factors; none of which may exist in the same form or to the same degree for all women who prostitute themselves.
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Given the quasi-experimental nature of the study and the possibility that other processes running concurrently with the course could also have influenced these responses (e.g., the concurrent cumulation of students' need for restoration), these results must be considered tentative.
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The cumulation of dust in the corner has made it difficult to see.
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After years of study, her cumulation of research resulted in a groundbreaking discovery.
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The architect showed us the cumulation of materials used for the new building design.
Synonyms
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1.9
A heap of things put together
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1.0
A pile of things placed one on top of another
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1.9
The act of gathering things for a particular purpose
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2.7
A large collection of things often including people
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1.1
A pile of things put on top of each other in no order
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2.1
A small pile of things put on top of each other
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3.4
A group of things gathered in one place over time
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3.5
A collection of songs, stories, and data gathered into one book or album
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6.1
A group of things joined together as one whole
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7.4
A group of different things gathered in one place
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5.5
A group of things put together, like parts or materials
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8.6
A group of things or people gathered together
A loose heap of different things gathered together
A group of different things gathered together, like papers or objects
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Etymology
Cumulation comes from the Latin root cumul- meaning 'heap' or 'pile'. It is the same root as in accumulate, so think of many things being piled or built up together — that is a cumulation.