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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)
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abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
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content, cognitive content, mental object go
the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
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study, discipline, field, subject, subject area, subject field, field of study, bailiwick go
a branch of knowledge
a branch of knowledge
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mathematics, math, maths go
a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
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applied mathematics, applied math go
the branches of mathematics that are involved in the study of the physical or biological or sociological world
the branches of mathematics that are involved in the study of the physical or biological or sociological world
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statistics go
a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters
a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters
correlation, correlational statistics
a statistical relation between two or more variables such that systematic changes in the value of one variable are accompanied by systematic changes in the other
a statistical relation between two or more variables such that systematic changes in the value of one variable are accompanied by systematic changes in the other
noun.cognition
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curvilinear correlation, nonlinear correlation, skew correlation go
any correlation in which the rates of change of the variables is not constant
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partial correlation go
a correlation between two variables when the effects of one or more related variables are removed
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positive correlation, direct correlation go
a correlation in which large values of one variable are associated with large values of the other and small with small
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negative correlation, indirect correlation go
a correlation in which large values of one variable are associated with small values of the other
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spurious correlation go
a correlation between two variables (e.g., between the number of electric motors in the home and grades at school) that does not result from any direct relation between them (buying electric motors will not raise grades) but from their relation to other variables