Explaining definition

Explaining means to identify, describe, clarify, or interpret something. One may explain, for example, the causes of events, the meaning or significance of events and ideas, or the reasons for various acts or positions.

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Explaining means ‘finding the causes.’ Explaining a social phenomenon means identifying its cause(s). In most cases, the explanation takes the form of a more or less complicated set of causal statements. The relations between the elements of the set can be more or less complex; they can be linear, recursive, include feedback loops, and so on. The set is what we usually call a ‘social mechanism’ (SM). A SM is, in other words, the well-articulated set of causes responsible for a given social phenomenon. With the exception of typical simple ones, SMs tend to be idiosyncratic and singular.

Explaining essentially means representing and decom- posing a complex and global mechanism in terms of a set of simpler sub-mechanisms. The explanation is based here on a recursive decomposition of the joint distribution of the variables entering the statistical analysis. This re- cursive decomposition is equivalent to a systematic mar- ginal-conditional decomposition according to a specific ordering of the variables. For example, if one considers a vector of variables, the joint distribution can be written as: P(X1, … Xp)= P(X1)P(X2 | X1) … P(Xp | X1 … Xp-1). Thus,

Examples of Explaining in a sentence

• Explaining Interest Rates Simple Rates: Your simple interest rate is what we use to work out how much interest you’ll be charged each month.

• The PH-MCO’s Member services functions must include, but are not limited to, the following: • Explaining the operation of the PH-MCO and assisting Members in the selection of a PCP.

• Any pursuit of referrals for the Blue MedicareRx Producer Referral Program including • “cold calling” • telemarketing • any form of unsolicited contact (door-to-door) Explaining or describing Blue MedicareRx plans, or any other form of sales or marketing activity related to Blue MedicareRx, to referral clients including an explanation of the: • Blue MedicareRx terms and conditions, • Blue MedicareRx premiums, or • Blue MedicareRx plan benefits.

• Explaining the acquisition and non-acquisition of determiner-noun gender concord in French and Spanish.

• The CHC-MCO’s Participant services functions include, but are not limited to, thefollowing: • Explaining the operation of the CHC-MCO and assisting Participants in PCP selection.

• Explaining the details of the TITP to candidates for technical intern trainee positions (job-seekers), disclosing information concerning Implementing Organizations (employers) and selection requirements, such as working conditions provided by Implementing Organizations (employers), so that candidates for technical intern trainee (job-seekers) positions gain a thorough understanding.

• Explaining the variability of clitic doubling across Romance: a diachronic account.

• Explaining and offering Value Added Services in accordance with this Agreement is permitted; Using gifts or incentives other than Value Added Services to entice people to join a specific MCO; Directly or indirectly conducting door-to-door, telephonic, electronic, or other Cold Call Marketing.

• What did you really earn last year?: Explaining measurement error in survey income data.

• The PH-MCO’s Member services functions must include, but are not limited to, the following Member services standards: • Explaining the operation of the PH-MCO and assisting Members in the selection of a PCP.

More Definitions of Explaining

Explaining means, among other things, that where present, relations between phenomena are indicated.