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51nature, philosophy of — Introduction the discipline that investigates substantive issues regarding the actual features of nature as a reality. The discussion here is divided into two parts: the philosophy of physics and the philosophy of biology. In this… …
52Modigliani risk-adjusted performance — or M2 or M2 or Modigliani–Modigliani measure or RAP is a measure of the risk adjusted returns of some investment portfolio. It measures the returns of the portfolio, adjusted for the deviation of the portfolio (typically referred to as the risk) …
53HEBREW GRAMMAR — The following entry is divided into two sections: an Introduction for the non specialist and (II) a detailed survey. [i] HEBREW GRAMMAR: AN INTRODUCTION There are four main phases in the history of the Hebrew language: the biblical or classical,… …
54Potential flow — streamlines around a NACA 0012 airfoil at 11° angle of attack, with upper and lower streamtubes identified. In fluid dynamics, potential flow describes the velocity field as the gradient of a scalar function: the velocity potential. As a result,… …
55Moment (mathematics) — Second moment redirects here. For the technique in probability theory, see Second moment method. See also: Moment (physics) Increasing each of the first four moments in turn while keeping the others constant, for a discrete uniform distribution… …
56Soft independent modelling of class analogies — Soft independent modelling by class analogy (SIMCA) is a statistical method for supervised classification of data. The method requires a training data set consisting of samples (or objects) with a set of attributes and their class membership. The …
57Bollinger bands — are a technical analysis tool invented by John Bollinger in the 1980s. Having evolved from the concept of trading bands, Bollinger Bands can be used to measure the highness or lowness of the price relative to previous trades.Bollinger Bands… …
58Theil index — The Theil index, [ [http://utip.gov.utexas.edu/papers/utip 14.pdf Introduction to the Theil index from the University of Texas] ] derived by econometrician Henri Theil, is a statistic used to measure economic inequality.MathematicsThe formula… …
59Allowance (engineering) — In engineering and machining, an allowance is a planned deviation between an actual dimension and a nominal or theoretical dimension, or between an intermediate stage dimension and an intended final dimension. The unifying abstract concept is… …
60education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …
