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  • adjective Able to be aligned

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Examples

  • The 1.5 – 2% difference between humans and chimps is still a valid number so long as you point out what it's in reference to (alignable nucleotides, ignoring indels).

    A Dubious "Opportunity" for IDers 2007

  • The 1.5 – 2% difference between humans and chimps is still a valid number so long as you point out what it's in reference to (alignable nucleotides, ignoring indels).

    A Dubious "Opportunity" for IDers 2007

  • As I've said before, differences are important, and there are two primary types of differences: alignable and nonalignable differences see the link for an explanation of what these are.

    Archive 2004-10-01 Chris 2004

  • Even though these issues are not alignable, third party candidates who want to bring them to the public's attention can still learn from what we know about brand comparisons.

    Archive 2004-10-01 Chris 2004

  • I would have to look more closely at Nader's plans to come up with a good frame that would highlight alignable differences.

    Framing for Third Parties Chris 2004

  • Because it's not alignable with anything in the factual scenario that we know about.

    If We Had a Cognitive Account of Counterfactuals, This Would Be It Chris 2004

  • Even though these issues are not alignable, third party candidates who want to bring them to the public's attention can still learn from what we know about brand comparisons.

    Framing for Third Parties Chris 2004

  • However, even if most people would prefer their positions, they're unlikely to notice or remember them if they're not alignable with the major parties'.

    Archive 2004-10-01 Chris 2004

  • I suspect that a careful look at counterfactuals will show that the differences highlighted by the antecedents are alignable ones.

    If We Had a Cognitive Account of Counterfactuals, This Would Be It Chris 2004

  • By framing the non-alignable issues in such a way that they do line up with the talking points of the major parties, third party candidates are much more likely to get their pet issues notice.

    Archive 2004-10-01 Chris 2004

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