Specialist dictionary

Data science

Data preparation, analysis, modelling and interpretation.

Areas within Data science

Software engineering

Software design, development, testing and maintenance.

14 words

Data science

Data preparation, analysis, modelling and interpretation.

88 words

Artificial intelligence

Machine learning, reasoning, language and intelligent systems.

28 words

Cybersecurity

Protecting systems, networks, identities and information.

16 words

Web development

Web standards, interfaces, servers and browser technologies.

20 words

Databases

Structured data, queries, storage, integrity and retrieval.

103 words

Cloud computing

Remote infrastructure, platforms, deployment and scalable services.

3 words

Computer science

Algorithms, computation, data structures and theoretical foundations.

609 words

Computer systems

Operating systems, hardware interaction and distributed computing.

4 words

Human-computer interaction

The design and evaluation of interactions between people and technology.

17 words

Networks

Communication protocols, network architecture and connected systems.

2 words

Algorithms data structures

Specialist vocabulary classified under Computing and technology.

3 words

Computer architecture

Specialist vocabulary classified under Computing and technology.

67 words

Devops

Specialist vocabulary classified under Computing and technology.

11 words

Machine learning

Specialist vocabulary classified under Computing and technology.

2 words

Networking

Specialist vocabulary classified under Computing and technology.

42 words

Operating systems

Specialist vocabulary classified under Computing and technology.

48 words

Programming

Specialist vocabulary classified under Computing and technology.

14 words
Core vocabulary

89 featured terms

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Bayes' postulatenoun

(statistics) the difficulty of applying Bayes' theorem is that the probabilities of the different causes are seldom known, in which case it may…

Bayes' theoremnoun

(statistics) a theorem describing how the conditional probability of a set of possible causes for a given observed event can be computed from kn…

Bernoulli's lawnoun

(statistics) law stating that a large number of items taken at random from a population will (on the average) have the population statistics

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

Covariancenoun

(statistics) the mean value of the product of the deviations of two variates from their respective means

Covariationnoun

(statistics) correlated variation

Decilenoun

(statistics) any of nine points that divided a distribution of ranked scores into equal intervals where each interval contains one-tenth of the…

Degree of freedomnoun

(statistics) an unrestricted variable in a frequency distribution

dependent variablenoun

(statistics) a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value depends on the independent variable; "if f(x)=y, y is the dependent…

Distributionnoun

(statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence

Experimental variablenoun

(statistics) a variable whose values are independent of changes in the values of other variables

independent variablenoun

(statistics) a variable whose values are independent of changes in the values of other variables

Law of large numbersnoun

(statistics) law stating that a large number of items taken at random from a population will (on the average) have the population statistics

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

Populationnoun

(statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn; "it is an estimate of the mean of the population"

Quartilenoun

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

Samplingnoun

(statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study

Statistical distributionnoun

(statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence

Universenoun

(statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn; "it is an estimate of the mean of the population"

Weightnoun

(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance

Weightingnoun

(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance

Bar chartnoun

a chart with bars whose lengths are proportional to quantities

Bar graphnoun

a chart with bars whose lengths are proportional to quantities

Coefficientnoun

a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic

Frequency distributionnoun

a distribution of observed frequencies of occurrence of the values of a variable

Histogramnoun

a bar chart representing a frequency distribution; heights of the bars represent observed frequencies

Interquartile rangenoun

a measure of statistical dispersion, being equal to the difference between the upper and lower quartiles.; "From the set of data above we have a…

Linear regressionnoun

the relation between variables when the regression equation is linear: e.g., y = ax + b

Margin of errornoun

the margin required in order to insure safety; "in engineering the margin of safety is the strength of the material minus the anticipated stress"

Margin of safetynoun

the margin required in order to insure safety; "in engineering the margin of safety is the strength of the material minus the anticipated stress"

Middle fiftynoun

a measure of statistical dispersion, being equal to the difference between the upper and lower quartiles.; "From the set of data above we have a…

Midspreadnoun

a measure of statistical dispersion, being equal to the difference between the upper and lower quartiles.; "From the set of data above we have a…

Multicollinearitynoun

a case of multiple regression in which the predictor variables are themselves highly correlated

Rectilinear regressionnoun

the relation between variables when the regression equation is linear: e.g., y = ax + b

Safety marginnoun

the margin required in order to insure safety; "in engineering the margin of safety is the strength of the material minus the anticipated stress"

Standard deviationnoun

the square root of the variance

Bernoulli distributionnoun

a theoretical distribution of the number of successes in a finite set of independent trials with a constant probability of success

Binomial distributionnoun

a theoretical distribution of the number of successes in a finite set of independent trials with a constant probability of success

Equidistributionnoun

a flat distribution having equal frequencies of occurrence

Factornoun

an independent variable in statistics

Gaussian distributionnoun

a theoretical distribution with finite mean and variance

Normal distributionnoun

a theoretical distribution with finite mean and variance

Poisson distributionnoun

a theoretical distribution that is a good approximation to the binomial distribution when the probability is small and the number of trials is l…

Proportional samplingnoun

the population is divided into subpopulations (strata) and random samples are taken of each stratum

Random samplingnoun

the selection of a random sample; each element of the population has an equal chance of being selected

Representative samplingnoun

the population is divided into subpopulations (strata) and random samples are taken of each stratum

Samplenoun

items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population

Sample distributionnoun

items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population

Samplingnoun

items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population

Stratified samplingnoun

the population is divided into subpopulations (strata) and random samples are taken of each stratum

Strong law of large numbersnoun

A version of the law of large numbers that states that the sample average converges almost surely to the expected value.; "The mathematical rela…

Subpopulationnoun

a population that is part of a larger population

Absolute viscositynoun

a measure of the resistance to flow of a fluid under an applied force

Absorptancenoun

a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substance; the fraction…

Absorption coefficientnoun

a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substance; the fraction…

Coefficient of absorptionnoun

a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substance; the fraction…

Coefficient of dragnoun

the ratio of the drag on a body moving through air to the product of the velocity and the surface area of the body

Coefficient of expansionnoun

the fractional change in length or area or volume per unit change in temperature at a given constant pressure

Coefficient of frictionnoun

the ratio of the weight of an object being moved along a surface and the force that maintains contact between the object and the surface

Coefficient of mutual inductionnoun

a measure of the induction between two circuits; the ratio of the electromotive force in a circuit to the corresponding change of current in a n…

Coefficient of reflectionnoun

the fraction of radiant energy that is reflected from a surface

Coefficient of self inductionnoun

the ratio of the electromotive force produced in a circuit by self-induction to the rate of change of current producing it, expressed in henries

Coefficient of viscositynoun

a measure of the resistance to flow of a fluid under an applied force

Drag coefficientnoun

the ratio of the drag on a body moving through air to the product of the velocity and the surface area of the body

Dynamic viscositynoun

a measure of the resistance to flow of a fluid under an applied force

Expansivitynoun

the fractional change in length or area or volume per unit change in temperature at a given constant pressure

Modulusnoun

(physics) a coefficient that expresses how much of a specified property is possessed by a specified substance

Mutual inductancenoun

a measure of the induction between two circuits; the ratio of the electromotive force in a circuit to the corresponding change of current in a n…

Reflectancenoun

the fraction of radiant energy that is reflected from a surface

Reflection factornoun

the fraction of radiant energy that is reflected from a surface

Reflectivitynoun

the fraction of radiant energy that is reflected from a surface

Residual standard deviationnoun

the standard deviation of points formed around a linear function, and an estimate of the accuracy of the dependent variable being measured.; "Th…

Sample standard deviationnoun

the standard deviation of a random sample taken from a statistical population.; "The sample standard deviation distribution is a slightly compli…

Self-inductancenoun

the ratio of the electromotive force produced in a circuit by self-induction to the rate of change of current producing it, expressed in henries

Transmissionnoun

the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance

Transmittancenoun

the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance

Chartverb

represent by means of a graph; "chart the data"

graphverb

represent by means of a graph; "chart the data"

Plotnoun

a chart or graph showing the movements or progress of an object

Replicationnoun

the repetition of an experiment in order to test the validity of its conclusion; "scientists will not believe an experimental result until they…

Variancenoun

the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value

Acceptance samplingnoun

a statistical procedure for accepting or rejecting a batch of merchandise or documents; involves determining the maximum number of defects disco…

Stratumnoun

a subpopulation divided into a stratified sampling

Coefficient of elasticitynoun

(physics) the ratio of the applied stress to the change in shape of an elastic body

Elastic modulusnoun

(physics) the ratio of the applied stress to the change in shape of an elastic body

Modulus of elasticitynoun

(physics) the ratio of the applied stress to the change in shape of an elastic body

Bulk modulusnoun

the ratio of the change in pressure acting on a volume to the fractional change in volume

Modulus of rigiditynoun

the coefficient of elasticity for a shearing force

Young's modulusnoun

a coefficient of elasticity applicable to the stretching of a wire