Using neutral theory, species become common or rare as a consequence of random processes:
chance variation in who a predator happens to eat, or whose dispersing offspring happen to land on a vacant bit of real estate on the seafloor.
Not exact matches
Today let's tackle the
variations of «no need» so you can make adjustments
in your process to increase your
chances of getting the business
in the future.
It had two
variations on its homepage: one for those
in the know and one for those who found the website by
chance.
Chance,
in the form of mutations, provides genetic
variation, which is the raw material that natural selection has to work with.
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In this context, variation, or let us say emergence, is no mere chance response to a condition in environment, as if miscellaneous parts were going their own way, conditioned only by incidental or accidental factors in environmen
In this context,
variation, or let us say emergence, is no mere
chance response to a condition
in environment, as if miscellaneous parts were going their own way, conditioned only by incidental or accidental factors in environmen
in environment, as if miscellaneous parts were going their own way, conditioned only by incidental or accidental factors
in environmen
in environment.
Indeed I argue
in several writings that when Darwin spoke of «
chance variations» he was more right than he knew and that something like evolution is what a sound theology requires.
Given the character of scientific explanation
in terms of efficient causes, it is quite understandable that such evolutionary advance should be explained
in terms of natural selection and
chance variation as the best possible scientific theory.
Since Darwin, this process of evolutionary growth, whereby levels of Increasing complexity are seen to emerge from simpler ones, has been explained
in terms of the double mechanism of natural selection and
chance variation.
Darwin's theory of the natural selection of
chance variations put an emphasis on the role of
chance in determining the order of nature
in the living world.
The element of
chance in Darwin's theory was the genetical
variation on which natural selection acted.
The presumed duration of the whole human development (a few million years) is so trifling compared with the extent of astronomic time, even at the lowest estimate, that the
chance of a
variation of the solar equilibrium while the anthropogenesis is
in process may be ignored.
The basic source of genetic
variation in the living world is
chance variation of the DNA molecule.
is a mere logicker, fastening on a word as the sole expression and exact equivalent of truth, to go on spinning deductions out of the form of the word (which yet having nothing to do with the idea), then he becomes a one - word professor, quarreling, as for truth itself, with all who
chance to go out of his word; and, since words are given not to imprison souls but to express them, the
variations continually indulged
in by others are sure to render him as miserable
in his anxieties, as he is meager
in his contents, and busy
in his quarrels.
This is the principle of «
chance and necessity» which Jacques Monod considers to be the one and only principle
in nature;
chance at the level of genetic
variation, necessity
in the working of natural selection.
OK Lacazette would be a slight improvement or at least a
variation but he's not a top tier striker
in the same vien as say Ronaldo or Higuain, and while I know we could never get
in the former, there was a
chance that however highly priced he was the latter could have been ours several seasons ago but was scuppered by Arsenals reluctance to get the deal done quickly and by their distracted bid for Suarez.
Even if we had a squad full of wc players you wouldn't see any
variation in wenger's tactics, formations, or even philosophy making a difference to our
chances of winning the title because he's shown us on several occasions that he doesn't have a plan b.
In all three cases this represented a one - point increase on the equivalent figure in YouGov's previous poll at the end of April — movements that could simply reflect the chance variation to which all polls are subjec
In all three cases this represented a one - point increase on the equivalent figure
in YouGov's previous poll at the end of April — movements that could simply reflect the chance variation to which all polls are subjec
in YouGov's previous poll at the end of April — movements that could simply reflect the
chance variation to which all polls are subject.
Also as 95 % forecast confidence intervals they reflect the historical
variation in the votes for these parties and there should be only a 5 %
chance of a result outside the interval.
Ellner and Robin Snyder, associate professor of biology at Case Western Reserve University, are co-authors of «Pluck or Luck: Does Trait
Variation or
Chance Drive
Variation in Lifetime Reproductive Success?»
Australia also experienced record rainfall
in early 2012, and while La Niña, a natural
variation, was behind much of that, researchers found that human - caused climate change increased the
chance of the above - average rainfall by 5 to 15 percent.
That means there's a 1
in 20
chance that we are simply seeing the effects of random
variations.
The analysis also found that the
chance of pregnancy was reduced
in all age groups, with substantial
variations between different cancer diagnoses — notably, reduced pregnancy rates
in women with cervical cancer, breast cancer and leukemia.
The scientists sampled the genetic code of 400 trees from 31 locations across northern North America and combined the genetic
variations with computer modeling techniques to map how important genes differ within balsam poplar and to locate where trees may have the best
chance of survival
in a rapidly warming world.
A study
in mice has found that
variations in a gene that regulates the circadian clock seem to increase the
chances of breast cancer spreading.
With over 20,000 known protein - coding genes, widespread genetic
variation, and the continual accumulation of mutations
in somatic tissues, there are plenty of candidates that will meet these criteria by
chance alone.
Tests focus on a group of genes called ABCR genes, and those with these certain
variations in these genes have a 30 percent greater
chance of developing AMD, according to the MDF.
If he or she wishes to improve bone density, back strength, or improve weak hamstrings, he or she is FAR better served engaging
in a carefully designed weight training program incorporating a deadlift
variation or two - there is less
chance for injury, a much shorter learning curve, and quite frankly he or she will be less physically devastated after a few sets of deadlifts than after moving a tractor tire back and forth across a parking lot.
Chances are, you've got some
variation of these pieces already hanging
in your closet!
Hitman: Contracts, though not the best game
in the franchise, managed to bring thousands of PS2 and Xbox gamers a
chance to play some of the missions of the game they missed out on, Codename 47,
in a much less buggy and more functional
variation.
We could reasonably believe that a large portion of the
variation in cultural capital among twins was due to
chance and not differences
in their upbringing or ability.
Told
in alternating chapters, these four
variations on a character's life are disorienting until the novel establishes a quadraphonic rhythm, and it becomes clear that Auster is conducting a grand experiment, not only
in storytelling, but also
in the endless nature - versus - nurture debate, the perpetual dance between inheritance and free will, intention and
chance, dreams and fate.
Each time she is born, Ursula's life varies
in small but important ways, allowing Atkinson to explore the vagaries of
chance and the tiny
variations that can change the direction of a life.
I've long understood the dangers of trusting intuition on such questions, but I can't say that I have any hard data to support the hypothesis that fund managers can provide returns
in excess of
chance variation over the long term (any finance or econ readers know of any useful studies?).
By tampering with the inkjet process, each image is made unstable and subject to
chance, creating a diversity of
variations in surface and effect.
With the computer, Molnar can investigate endless
variations in geometric shape and line and still favor hazard and
chance in the final work by programming «interferences» to offset predictable outcomes.
Best known for his fastidious paintings of geometric solids composed by
chance through a system involving the roll of a die, Daniel Aksten's work
in Support, Edge,
Variation continues to stress the conceptual end of painting, as container of visual experience, true unto itself.
We can translate those to mean sunspot activity, historical weather data and
variations in magnetism to create a better
chance of accuracy than the limited variables
in most forecasts, but especially those of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Do you think grouping them
in with «meteorologists» gives them a better
chance at knowing much, much more about the mechanisms of the atmosphere and its
variations over time?
Armstrong was not: a simulation using 150 years of temperature data suggested that, due to natural
variation in global temperatures, his
chance of winning a bet for as short a period as ten years was only 70 percent.
If that were the case, then there is a better than 1
in six
chance that when natural factors equalize out
in the long term (which is more or less inevitable, and certainly so for internal
variations), we will be facing 50 % greater than IPCC expected warming.
In common with many major law firms, Clifford Chance is trying to find ways to help its financial institutions clients tackle the vast work needed to be done to comply with new margin variation rules in the Over the Counter derivatives secto
In common with many major law firms, Clifford
Chance is trying to find ways to help its financial institutions clients tackle the vast work needed to be done to comply with new margin
variation rules
in the Over the Counter derivatives secto
in the Over the Counter derivatives sector.
We conclude that within - family
variation in health is an important contributor to educational inequalities and socio - economic life
chances.
There is also a link between home values and the rate gap, the study illustrates, with the former closing as values become more evenly dispersed throughout a metro area (i.e., low - income households have a better
chance of buying a home within their means when there is a higher
variation in values).
Because the paint comes as a powder, if you don't, there is a higher
chance of color
variations in the paint.