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Soheil1 Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Give(verb)

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What does 'give' mean in:
Given its unique nature, the X chromosome has often been neglected when performing large-scale genetic studies.
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GIVE (VERB)? soheil1 What does 'give' mean in: Given its unique nature True, it's derived from the verb, but in this usage it functions more like an adjective or a noun (in an idiom). Think of Algebra: given a and b to find x .

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  • GIVE (VERB)?
  • soheil1 What does 'give' mean in: Given its unique nature True, it's derived from the verb, but in this usage it functions more like an adjective or a noun (in an idiom).
  • Think of Algebra: given a and b to find x .
  • " or "These are the givens".
  • This is what you start out with .
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GIVE (VERB)?
soheil1What does 'give' mean in: Given its unique nature
True, it's derived from the verb, but in this usage it functions more like an adjective or a noun (in an idiom).

Think of Algebra: given a and b to find x. (a and b are what we are given.)

Think of the expression, "This is a given." o
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