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a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem
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a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem
Used in the same subject area: Mathematics, Economics, Behavioural economics.measurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form)
Used in the same subject area: Mathematics, Economics, Behavioural economics.the population is divided into subpopulations (strata) and random samples are taken of each stratum
Used in the same subject area: Mathematics, Economics, Behavioural economics.the selection of a random sample; each element of the population has an equal chance of being selected
Used in the same subject area: Mathematics, Economics, Behavioural economics.the population is divided into subpopulations (strata) and random samples are taken of each stratum
Used in the same subject area: Mathematics, Economics, Behavioural economics.the population is divided into subpopulations (strata) and random samples are taken of each stratum
Used in the same subject area: Mathematics, Economics, Behavioural economics.The art or science of building; especially, the art of building houses, churches, bridges, and other structures, for the purposes of c…
Used in the same subject area: Economics, Behavioural economics.A turning away.
Used in the same subject area: Economics, Behavioural economics.of Avert
Used in the same subject area: Economics, Behavioural economics.of or relating to behavior; "behavioral sciences"
Used in the same subject area: Economics, Behavioural economics.of or relating to behavior; "behavioral sciences"
Used in the same subject area: Economics, Behavioural economics.A weight on the side of the ball used in the game of bowls, or a tendency imparted to the ball, which turns it from a straight line.
Used in the same subject area: Economics, Behavioural economics.of Bound
Used in the same subject area: Economics, Behavioural economics.A supposed material or psychical agent or mode of activity other than a force, law, or purpose; fortune; fate; -- in this sense often…
Used in the same subject area: Economics, Behavioural economics.Act of choosing; the voluntary act of selecting or separating from two or more things that which is preferred; the determination of th…
Used in the same subject area: Economics, Behavioural economics.(computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software; "the architecture of a computer's syste…
Used in the same subject area: Economics, Behavioural economics.having the limits or boundaries established; "a delimited frontier through the disputed region"
Used in the same subject area: Economics, Behavioural economics.
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The art of calculating by nine figures and zero.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: commonsense, rule, rules, intended, increase.a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: commonsense, rule, rules, intended, increase.a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: commonsense, rule, rules, intended, increase.An orthographic projection of the sphere on the plane of the meridian, the eye being supposed at an infinite distance, and in the east…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: commonsense, rule, rules, intended, increase.The second person singular, indicative mode, present tense, of the substantive verb Be; but formed after the analogy of the plural are…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: commonsense, rule, rules, intended, increase.(statistics) a theorem describing how the conditional probability of a set of possible causes for a given observed event can be comput…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: commonsense, rule, rules, intended, increase.A curve invented by Diocles, for the purpose of solving two celebrated problems of the higher geometry; viz., to trisect a plane angle…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: commonsense, rule, rules, intended, increase.A body of law, sanctioned by legislation, in which the rules of law to be specifically applied by the courts are set forth in systemat…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: commonsense, rule, rules, intended, increase.To yield assent; to accord; agree, or acquiesce; to adapt one's self; to consent or conform; -- usually followed by with.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: commonsense, rule, rules, intended, increase.The process or art of constructing; the act of building; erection; the act of devising and forming; fabrication; composition.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: commonsense, rule, rules, intended, increase.any doctrine emphasizing the importance of the context in solving problems or establishing the meaning of terms
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: commonsense, rule, rules, intended, increase.A great circle of the celestial sphere, making an angle with the equinoctial of about 23? 28'. It is the apparent path of the sun, or…
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