linear descent
1linear measure — Lineal Lin e*al (l[i^]n [ e]*al), a. [L. linealis belonging to a line, fr. linea line: cf. F. lin[ e]al. See 3d {Line}.] 1. Descending in a direct line from an ancestor; hereditary; derived from ancestors; opposed to {collateral}; as, a lineal… …
2Non-linear least squares — is the form of least squares analysis which is used to fit a set of m observations with a model that is non linear in n unknown parameters (m > n). It is used in some forms of non linear regression. The basis of the method is to… …
3Method of steepest descent — For the optimization algorithm, see Gradient descent. In mathematics, the method of steepest descent or stationary phase method or saddle point method is an extension of Laplace s method for approximating an integral, where one deforms a contour… …
4Recursive descent parser — A recursive descent parser is a top down parser built from a set of mutually recursive procedures (or a non recursive equivalent) where each such procedure usually implements one of the production rules of the grammar. Thus the structure of the… …
5Evidence of common descent — The wide range of evidence of common descent of living things strongly indicates the occurrence of evolution and provides a wealth of information on the natural processes by which the variety of life on Earth developed, supporting the modern… …
6Hadamard's method of descent — In mathematics, the method of descent is the term coined by the French mathematician Jacques Hadamard as a method for solving a partial differential equation in several real or complex variables, by regarding it as the specialisation of an… …
7Doherty — Like clans in other cultures, Irish clans such as the Dohertys are divided into many septs and regional families. In the modern day, there are 140 noted variations in spelling of the name Ó Dochartaigh, of which Doherty (with or without the Ó )… …
8O'Doherty family — Doherty Family name Region of origin Donegal Ireland Footnotes …
9ortholog — noun either of two or more homologous gene sequences found in different species related by linear descent …
10clad|o|gen|e|sis — «CLAD oh JEHN uh sihs», noun. Biology. the type of evolutionary change resulting from the division or branching out of a species into isolated groups, as distinguished from phyletic or linear descent. ╂[< Greek kládos sprout, branch + English… …
