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The science which has to do with the collection and classification of certain facts respecting the condition of the people in a state.

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Biometry 76% connected

Measurement of life; calculation of the probable duration of human life.

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Correlation 76% connected

Reciprocal relation; corresponding similarity or parallelism of relation or law; capacity of being converted into, or of giving place to, one another…

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Actuary 74% connected

A registrar or clerk; -- used originally in courts of civil law jurisdiction, but in Europe used for a clerk or registrar generally.

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Actuary 74% connected

A registrar or clerk; -- used originally in courts of civil law jurisdiction, but in Europe used for a clerk or registrar generally.

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Statistical 74% connected

Of or pertaining to statistics; as, statistical knowledge, statistical tabulation.

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Statistical 74% connected

Of or pertaining to statistics; as, statistical knowledge, statistical tabulation.

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Baseline noun · 78% connection

an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared; "they established a baseline for the budget"

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Bench mark noun · 78% connection

a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point

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Benchmark noun · 78% connection

a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point

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Character reference noun · 78% connection

a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability;…

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Consequence noun · 78% connection

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "h…

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Data noun · 78% connection

a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn; "statistical data"

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database noun · 78% connection

an organized body of related information

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Dependability noun · 78% connection

the quality of being dependable or reliable

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Dependableness noun · 78% connection

the quality of being dependable or reliable

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Duplicability noun · 78% connection

the quality of being reproducible

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Effect noun · 78% connection

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "h…

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Empirical adjective · 78% connection

derived from experiment and observation rather than theory; "an empirical basis for an ethical theory"; "empirical laws"; "empirical d…

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Evidence noun · 78% connection

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compellin…

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Finding noun · 78% connection

something that is found; "the findings in the gastrointestinal tract indicate that he died several hours after dinner"; "an area rich…

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Findings noun · 78% connection

a collection of tools and other articles used by an artisan to make jewelry or clothing or shoes

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Grounds noun · 78% connection

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compellin…

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Implication noun · 78% connection

a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation…

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Indicator noun · 78% connection

a device for showing the operating condition of some system

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A posteriori unknown · 78% connection

Characterizing that kind of reasoning which derives propositions from the observation of facts, or by generalizations from facts arriv…

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Accession noun · 78% connection

a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group); "the art collection grew through accession"

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Affirmative pleading noun · 78% connection

any defensive pleading that affirms facts rather than merely denying the facts alleged by the plaintiff

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Aggregation noun · 78% connection

The act of aggregating, or the state of being aggregated; collection into a mass or sum; a collection of particulars; an aggregate.

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Alternative pleading noun · 78% connection

a pleading that alleges facts so separate that it is difficult to determine which facts the person intends to rely on

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Anthology noun · 78% connection

A collection of flowers of literature, that is, beautiful passages from authors; a collection of poems or epigrams; -- particularly ap…

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Arrangement noun · 78% connection

an organized structure for arranging or classifying; "he changed the arrangement of the topics"; "the facts were familiar but it was i…

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Body noun · 78% connection

A number of things or particulars embodied in a system; a general collection; as, a great body of facts; a body of laws or of divinity.

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Bond noun · 78% connection

A writing under seal, by which a person binds himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators, to pay a certain sum on or before a f…

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Botany a. & n. · 78% connection

The science which treats of the structure of plants, the functions of their parts, their places of growth, their classification, and t…

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Bulletin noun · 78% connection

A brief statement of facts respecting some passing event, as military operations or the health of some distinguished personage, issued…

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Canvas noun · 78% connection

Something for which canvas is used: (a) A sail, or a collection of sails. (b) A tent, or a collection of tents. (c) A painting, or a p…

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