Specialist dictionary

Quantitative academic language

Words used to describe magnitude, frequency, distribution, association and statistical evidence.

Core vocabulary

120 featured terms

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Additionnoun

a quantity that is added; "there was an addition to property taxes this year"; "they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks"

Assurancenoun

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he l…

Authoritynoun

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he l…

Averageadjective

relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with an even number of value…

Beggarlyadjective

(used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt

Centilenoun

(statistics) any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of the total

Confidencenoun

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he l…

Declinationnoun

a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline

Declinenoun

a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline

Decreaseverb

decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically";…

Deviationnoun

the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances

Diminishverb

decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically";…

Distributionnoun

the commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumer

Effectnoun

an outward appearance; "he made a good impression"; "I wanted to create an impression of success"; "she retained that bold effect in her reprodu…

Fallverb

decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically";…

Frequencynoun

the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations

Gainnoun

a quantity that is added; "there was an addition to property taxes this year"; "they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks"

Growthnoun

a progression from simpler to more complex forms; "the growth of culture"

Impressionnoun

an outward appearance; "he made a good impression"; "I wanted to create an impression of success"; "she retained that bold effect in her reprodu…

Incidencenoun

the relative frequency of occurrence of something

Increasenoun

a quantity that is added; "there was an addition to property taxes this year"; "they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks"

Intervalnoun

the distance between things; "fragile items require separation and cushioning"

Lessenverb

decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically";…

Magnitudenoun

the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small); "they tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion"; "about the magnitude o…

Meanadjective

(used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt

Medianadjective

relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with an even number of value…

Partnoun

assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash"

Percentagenoun

assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash"

Percentilenoun

(statistics) any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of the total

Portionnoun

assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash"

Preponderancenoun

a superiority in numbers or amount; "a preponderance of evidence against the defendant"

Prevalencenoun

a superiority in numbers or amount; "a preponderance of evidence against the defendant"

Proportionnoun

the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree; "an inordinate proportion of…

Quartilenoun

(statistics) any of three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts each containing one quarter of the scores

Rangenoun

a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze; "they used to drive the cattle across the open range every spring"; "he dreamed…

Ratenoun

a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected"

Rationoun

the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree; "an inordinate proportion of…

Relative frequencynoun

the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations

Relative incidencenoun

the relative frequency of occurrence of something

Self-assurancenoun

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he l…

Self-confidencenoun

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he l…

Separationnoun

the distance between things; "fragile items require separation and cushioning"

Sharenoun

assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash"

Significantadjective

too closely correlated to be attributed to chance and therefore indicating a systematic relation; "the interaction effect is significant at the…

Sizeadjective

(used in combination) sized; "the economy-size package"; "average-size house"

Standardadjective

regularly and widely used or sold; "a standard size"; "a stock item"

Standard deviationnoun

the square root of the variance

Statisticallyadverb

with respect to statistics; "this is statistically impossible"

Stockadjective

regularly and widely used or sold; "a standard size"; "a stock item"

Surenessnoun

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he l…

Variancenoun

an official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation); "a zoning variance"

Coefficient of correlationnoun

a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary; it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through 0 (no correlation) to +1…

Commonadjective

being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language; "common parlance"; "a vernacular term"; "vernacular speakers"; "the vulgar tongu…

Considerableadjective

large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree; "a considerable quantity"; "the economy was a considerable issue in the campa…

Correlationnoun

a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary; it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through 0 (no correlation) to +1…

Correlation coefficientnoun

a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary; it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through 0 (no correlation) to +1…

Dominantadjective

most frequent or common; "prevailing winds"

Frequentverb

be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; "She haunts the ballet"

Fringyadjective

at or constituting a border or edge; "the marginal strip of beach"

Hauntverb

be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; "She haunts the ballet"

Littleadjective

(quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with ‘a’) at least some; "little rain fell in May"; "…

Marginaladjective

at or constituting a border or edge; "the marginal strip of beach"

Materialadjective

having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary; "the substantial world"; "a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical";…

Minimaladjective

the least possible; "needed to enforce minimal standards"; "her grades were minimal"; "minimum wage"; "a minimal charge for the service"

Minimumadjective

the least possible; "needed to enforce minimal standards"; "her grades were minimal"; "minimum wage"; "a minimal charge for the service"

Moderateadjective

not extreme; "a moderate penalty"; "temperate in his response to criticism"

Predominantadjective

most frequent or common; "prevailing winds"

Prevailingadjective

most frequent or common; "prevailing winds"

Prevalentadjective

most frequent or common; "prevailing winds"

Rareadjective

marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind; "what is so rare as a day in June" - J.R.Lowell; "a rare skill"; "…

Realadjective

having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary; "the substantial world"; "a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical";…

Rifeadjective

most frequent or common; "prevailing winds"

Slightadjective

(quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with ‘a’) at least some; "little rain fell in May"; "…

Substantialadjective

having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary; "the substantial world"; "a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical";…

Temperateadjective

not extreme; "a moderate penalty"; "temperate in his response to criticism"

Uncommonadjective

marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind; "what is so rare as a day in June" - J.R.Lowell; "a rare skill"; "…

Vernacularadjective

being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language; "common parlance"; "a vernacular term"; "vernacular speakers"; "the vulgar tongu…

Vulgaradjective

being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language; "common parlance"; "a vernacular term"; "vernacular speakers"; "the vulgar tongu…

Abateverb

become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours"

Accelerationnoun

(physics) a rate of increase of velocity

Accretionnoun

something contributing to growth or increase; "he scraped away the accretions of paint"; "the central city surrounded by recent accretions"

Allocationnoun

a share set aside for a specific purpose

Allotmentnoun

a share set aside for a specific purpose

Allowancenoun

an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period); "travel allowance"; "my weekly allowance of two eggs"; "a child's allowance should not…

Amountnoun

the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion; "an adequate amount of food for four people"

Amplitudenoun

greatness of magnitude

Breakverb

diminish or discontinue abruptly; "The patient's fever broke last night"

Breakverb

fall sharply; "stock prices broke"

Bulknoun

the property of something that is great in magnitude; "it is cheaper to buy it in bulk"; "he received a mass of correspondence"; "the volume of…

Clearancenoun

the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them

Concentrateverb

be cooked until very little liquid is left; "The sauce should reduce to one cup"

Contractverb

become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank"

Cutnoun

a share of the profits; "everyone got a cut of the earnings"

Cyclenoun

the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second (named for Heinrich Rudolph Hertz)

Decelerateverb

lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated"

Declineverb

grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned"

Decoctverb

be cooked until very little liquid is left; "The sauce should reduce to one cup"

Decrescendoverb

grow quieter; "The music decrescendoes here"

Deflateverb

become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air; "The balloons deflated"

Degreenoun

the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime); "murder in the second degree"; "a second degree burn"

Depreciateverb

lose in value; "The dollar depreciated again"

Dimensionnoun

magnitude or extent; "a building of vast proportions"

Dimensionnoun

the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)

Dispensationnoun

a share that has been dispensed or distributed

Disusenoun

the state of something that has been unused and neglected; "the house was in a terrible state of neglect"

Dolenoun

a share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given

Dwindleverb

become smaller or lose substance; "Her savings dwindled down"

Extentnoun

the distance or area or volume over which something extends; "the vast extent of the desert"; "an orchard of considerable extent"

Fertilitynoun

the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year

Figurenoun

the impression produced by a person; "he cut a fine figure"; "a heroic figure"

Flagverb

become less intense

Flownoun

the amount of fluid that flows in a given time

Fluxnoun

the rate of flow of energy or particles across a given surface

Flyverb

decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized"

Frequencenoun

the number of occurrences within a given time period; "the frequency of modulation was 40 cycles per second"; "the frequency of his seizures inc…

Frequencynoun

the number of occurrences within a given time period; "the frequency of modulation was 40 cycles per second"; "the frequency of his seizures inc…

Gaitnoun

the rate of moving (especially walking or running)

hertznoun

the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second (named for Heinrich Rudolph Hertz)

Imagenoun

the general impression that something (a person or organization or product) presents to the public; "although her popular image was contrived, i…

Intensitynoun

the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation); "he adjusted the intensity of the sound"; "they measured the sta…