the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event); "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how m…
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a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process; "the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems"
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the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event); "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how m…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Environmental science, Media and communication, Research methods, Climate change, Statistical inference.a natural consequence of development
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Environmental science, Media and communication, Research methods, Climate change, Statistical inference.a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Environmental science, Media and communication, Research methods, Climate change, Statistical inference.the result of alteration or modification; "there were marked changes in the lining of the lungs"; "there had been no change in the mou…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Environmental science, Media and communication, Research methods, Climate change, Statistical inference.(computer science) the technique of representing the real world by a computer program; "a simulation should imitate the internal proce…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Media and communication, Research methods, Climate change, Quantitative methods, Communication theory.a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "h…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Environmental science, Media and communication, Research methods, Climate change, Statistical inference.(astronomy) Copernicus' astronomical model in which the Earth rotates around the sun
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Media and communication, Research methods, Climate change, Quantitative methods, Communication theory.an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening); "it made a dent in my bank account"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Environmental science, Media and communication, Research methods, Climate change, Statistical inference.a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "h…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Environmental science, Media and communication, Research methods, Climate change, Statistical inference.a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "h…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Environmental science, Media and communication, Research methods, Climate change, Statistical inference.a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process; "the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respirato…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Environmental science, Media and communication, Research methods, Research design, Climate change, Analysis and evaluation, Quantitative methods, Statistical inference, Communication theory.the consequence of an effort or activity; "they gathered a harvest of examples"; "a harvest of love"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Environmental science, Media and communication, Research methods, Climate change, Statistical inference.a forceful consequence; a strong effect; "the book had an important impact on my thinking"; "the book packs a wallop"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Environmental science, Media and communication, Research methods, Climate change, Statistical inference.the effect of one thing (or person) on another; "the influence of mechanical action"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Environmental science, Media and communication, Research methods, Climate change, Statistical inference.a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "h…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Environmental science, Media and communication, Research methods, Climate change, Statistical inference.(particle physics) a theory that involves an eleven-dimensional universe in which the weak and strong forces and gravity are unified a…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Media and communication, Research methods, Climate change, Quantitative methods, Communication theory.something that comes into existence as a result; "industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various soc…
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a computer program that checks a computer for viruses and prevents their spread
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, description, complex, entity, computer.Subserving the purposes of circulation; as, circulatory organs; of or pertaining to the organs of circulation; as, circulatory disease…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, description, complex, entity, computer.any software program that runs on a user's local computer and accesses data stored on a remote computer.; "Your Web browser is a clien…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, description, complex, entity, computer.(computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, description, complex, entity, computer.(computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, description, complex, entity, computer.(computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, description, complex, entity, computer.(computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, description, complex, entity, computer.(computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, description, complex, entity, computer.(computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute; "the program required several hundred lines o…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, description, complex, entity, computer.(computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute; "the program required several hundred lines o…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, description, complex, entity, computer.(computer science) a program that determines how a computer will communicate with a peripheral device
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, description, complex, entity, computer.a program that recognizes and explains faults in the equipment or mistakes in a computer program
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, description, complex, entity, computer.
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