increases (noun)
81kin selection — noun Date: 1975 a theory of natural selection which states that a usually altruistic behavior or attribute that lowers the fitness of a particular individual is selected for if it increases the probability of survival and reproduction of related… …
82martingale — noun Etymology: Middle French Date: 1584 1. a device for steadying a horse s head or checking its upward movement that typically consists of a strap fastened to the girth, passing between the forelegs, and bifurcating to end in two rings through… …
83Mercator projection — noun Etymology: Gerardus Mercator Date: circa 1881 a conformal map projection of which the meridians are usually drawn parallel to each other and the parallels of latitude are straight lines whose distance from each other increases with their… …
84milk vetch — noun Etymology: from the popular belief that it increases the milk yield of goats Date: 1597 any of a genus (Astragalus) of annual or perennial leguminous herbs of north temperate regions …
85Parkinson's Law — noun Etymology: C. Northcote Parkinson died 1993 English historian Date: 1955 1. an observation in office organization: the number of subordinates increases at a fixed rate regardless of the amount of work produced 2. an observation in office… …
86reinforcer — noun Date: 1955 a stimulus (as a reward or the removal of an electric shock) that increases the probability of a desired response in operant conditioning by being applied or effected following the desired response …
87risk factor — noun Date: 1949 something that increases risk or susceptibility < a fatty diet is a risk factor for heart disease > …
88stratosphere — noun Etymology: French stratosphère, from New Latin stratum + o + French sphère sphere, from Latin sphaera Date: 1909 1. the part of the earth s atmosphere which extends from the top of the troposphere to about 30 miles (50 kilometers) above the… …
89vasopressin — noun Etymology: from Vasopressin, a trademark Date: 1927 a polypeptide hormone secreted by the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland or obtained synthetically that increases blood pressure and decreases urine flow called also antidiuretic hormone …
90self-organization — noun A process of attraction and repulsion in which the internal organization of a system, normally an open system, increases in complexity without being guided or managed by an outside source …
