If an application is under-loaded - that is, if it doesn't have enough work to do - the rate of GC is not a great performance indicator because the rate will drop if no work is coming in.

如果应用程序负载不足—即它没有足够的工作可做—，则GC的速率不可作为良好的性能指示器，因为如果没有工作可做，速率将会下降。

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The fact that nearly everyone in a mixed-race society, however, targets the same minority groups for one-drop demotion is a telling indicator that the phenomenon is learned - and powerfully so.

然而事实却是，在混合种族的社会中，几乎人人都以一滴血降级观念瞄准了相同的少数种群，这是一项很说明问题的指标，表明该现象是可被学习的——而且学习作用还如此强大。

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Compared to the first quarter of this indicator has been a sudden drop of 11.4 percentage points.

相比第一季度的这一指标已被突然下降了11.4个百分点。

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The 90.3% drop was a good indicator, next to the performance of its rivals.

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Of course, I feel that fundamentals are often a lagging indicator and a stock can drop 20% and still be a growth company.

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It found every 10% rise in body mass index (BMI) - used as an indicator of body fat - led to a 4% drop of available vitamin D in the body.

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