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ˈtræk ɪŋtrack·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. trailing, trackingnoun

    the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind

ChatGPT

  1. tracking

    Tracking refers to the process of observing and monitoring a person, object or trend over time, typically through the use of different technologies or methods. This can be applied to a variety of contexts such as tracking a package during shipment, tracking a person's location through GPS, tracking the progress of a project, or even tracking behavioral patterns for research purposes. The main objective of tracking is to gather data and information for analysis and decision-making.

Webster Dictionary

  1. tracking

    of Track

Wikidata

  1. Tracking

    Tracking in hunting and ecology is the science and art of observing animal tracks and other signs, with the goal of gaining understanding of the landscape and the animal being tracked. A further goal of tracking is the deeper understanding of the systems and patterns that make up the environment surrounding and incorporating the tracker. The practice of tracking may focus on, but is not limited to, the patterns and systems of the local animal life and ecology. Trackers must be able to recognize and follow animals through their tracks, signs, and trails, also known as spoor. Spoor may include tracks, scat, feathers, kills, scratching posts, trails, drag marks, sounds, scents, marking posts, the behavior of other animals, habitat cues, and any other clues about the identity and whereabouts of the quarry. The skilled tracker is able to discern these clues, recreate what transpired on the landscape, and make predictions about the quarry. The tracker may attempt to predict the current location of the quarry and follow the quarry's spoor to that location, in an activity known as trailing. Prehistoric hunters used tracking principally to gather food. Even in historic times, tracking has been traditionally practiced by the majority of tribal people all across the world. The military and intelligence agencies also use tracking to find enemy combatants in the bush, land, sea, and desert.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  1. tracking

    Precise and continuous position-finding of targets by radar, optical, or other means.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. tracking

    Hauling any vessel or floating body along a canal or river by a rope dragged along the bank by men or horses.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tracking in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tracking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of tracking in a Sentence

  1. Richard Gorry:

    There is simply no strong engine for growth in the market. Large economies are constrained by geopolitical uncertainty (Trade War/Brexit), while emerging/developing economies are dealing with this and relatively high prices, we are of course also tracking the Fed fund rates, treasury rates, commodity indices, PMIs, etc, all of which support our concerns on demand.

  2. Chief Executive Jeff Immelt:

    We're tracking to have the world's best infrastructure company.

  3. Michael Feroli:

    Overall, given the usual noise in the data, as well as a melange of other special factors, we do not view the 1.5 percent first-quarter tracking as so far below the 2.4 percent average of the current expansion to raise more serious worries.

  4. Gennadiy Goldberg:

    Market pricing for upcoming rate hikes is certainly being supported by the stronger April personal income and spending numbers this morning, if the Fed is really data-dependent and looking at growth momentum, these numbers would do very well for GDP (gross domestic product) tracking and that's helping push yields higher.

  5. Deborah Birx:

    There are cities that are lagging behind and we have new increases in Miami, New Orleans, Las Vegas, San Jose, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, Cleveland, Nashville, Pittsburgh, Columbus, and Baltimore, so we're tracking this very closely.

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