predictive calculation
111simulation — a predictive analysis showing production and harvest of fish using mathematical formulae. Can be deterministic, where for each set of inputs there is one output of the calculation, or, stochastic, where multiple calculations are performed to… …
112accounting — /euh kown ting/, n. 1. the theory and system of setting up, maintaining, and auditing the books of a firm; art of analyzing the financial position and operating results of a business house from a study of its sales, purchases, overhead, etc.… …
113diagnosis — /duy euhg noh sis/, n., pl. diagnoses / seez/. 1. Med. a. the process of determining by examination the nature and circumstances of a diseased condition. b. the decision reached from such an examination. Abbr.: Dx 2. Biol. scientific… …
114education — /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… …
115Hipparchus — /hi pahr keuhs/, n. 1. died 514 B.C., tyrant of Athens 527 514. 2. c190 c125 B.C., Greek astronomer. * * * or Hipparchos born , Nicaea, Bithynia died after 127 BC, Rhodes? Greek astronomer and mathematician. He discovered the precession of the… …
116physical science — physical scientist. 1. any of the natural sciences dealing with inanimate matter or with energy, as physics, chemistry, and astronomy. 2. these sciences collectively. [1835 45] * * * Introduction the systematic study of the inorganic world …
117political science — political scientist. a social science dealing with political institutions and with the principles and conduct of government. [1770 80] * * * Academic discipline concerned with the empirical study of government and politics. Political scientists… …
118population — populational, adj. populationless, adj. /pop yeuh lay sheuhn/, n. 1. the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area. 2. the body of inhabitants of a place: The population of the city opposes the addition of… …
119string theory — Physics. See under string (def. 3). * * * ▪ physics Introduction in particle physics, a theory that attempts to merge quantum mechanics with Albert Einstein (Einstein, Albert) s general theory of relativity (relativity). The name string… …
120Principal component analysis — PCA of a multivariate Gaussian distribution centered at (1,3) with a standard deviation of 3 in roughly the (0.878, 0.478) direction and of 1 in the orthogonal direction. The vectors shown are the eigenvectors of the covariance matrix scaled by… …
