argument
(argument)
Princeton's WordNet
a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable
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increment
Webster Dictionary
the increase of a variable quantity or fraction from its present value to its next ascending value; the finite quantity, generally variable, by which a variable quantity is increased
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limit
Webster Dictionary
a determinate quantity, to which a variable one continually approaches, and may differ from it by less than any given difference, but to which, under the law of variation, the variable can never become exactly equivalent
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variable
Webster Dictionary
liable to vary; too susceptible of change; mutable; fickle; unsteady; inconstant; as, the affections of men are variable; passions are variable
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variable
Webster Dictionary
having the capacity of varying or changing; capable of alternation in any manner; changeable; as, variable winds or seasons; a variable quantity
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decile
(ˈdɛs ɪl, -aɪl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
one of the values of a statistical variable that divides the distribution of the variable into ten groups having equal frequencies.
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quadratic equation
(ɒˈdræt ɪk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an equation containing a single variable of degree 2. Its general form is ax2+bx+c= 0, where x is the variable and a, b, and c are constants (a&nE; 0).
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percentile
(ərˈsɛn taɪl, -tɪl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
one of the values of a statistical variable that divides the distribution of the variable into 100 groups having equal frequencies:
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increment
(ˈɪn krə mənt, ˈɪŋ-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the difference between two values of a variable; a change, positive, negative, or zero, in an independent variable.
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parameter
(əˈræm ɪ tər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a variable entering into the mathematical form of any statistical distribution such that the possible values of the variable correspond to different distributions.
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quadrature
Webster Dictionary
the integral used in obtaining the area bounded by a curve; hence, the definite integral of the product of any function of one variable into the differential of that variable
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dependent variable
(dependent variable)
Princeton's WordNet
(statistics) a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value depends on the independent variable
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predictor variable
(predictor variable)
Princeton's WordNet
a variable that can be used to predict the value of another variable (as in statistical regression)
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variably
(variably)
Princeton's WordNet
with variation; in a variable manner or to a variable degree
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quartile
(ˈkwɔr taɪl, -tɪl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
(in a frequency distribution) one of the values of a variable that divides the distribution of the variable into four groups having equal frequencies.
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probability density function
(ˌprɒb əˈbɪl ɪ ti)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a function of a continuous variable whose integral over a region gives the probability that a random variable falls within the region.
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lognormal
(ɔgˈnɔr məl, lɒg-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
of, pertaining to, or designating a distribution of a random variable for which the logarithm of the variable has a normal distribution.
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inverse function
(inverse function)
Princeton's WordNet
a function obtained by expressing the dependent variable of one function as the independent variable of another; f and g are inverse functions if f(x)=y and g(y)=x
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moonish
Webster Dictionary
like the moon; variable
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variably
Webster Dictionary
in a variable manner
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decrement
Webster Dictionary
the quantity by which a variable is diminished
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constant
Webster Dictionary
a quantity that does not change its value; -- used in countradistinction to variable
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variability
Webster Dictionary
the quality or state of being variable; variableness
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variable
Webster Dictionary
that which is variable; that which varies, or is subject to change
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metamorphic
Webster Dictionary
subject to change; changeable; variable
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variableness
Webster Dictionary
the quality or state of being variable; variability
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flux
Webster Dictionary
flowing; unstable; inconstant; variable
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variant
Webster Dictionary
varying in from, character, or the like; variable; different; diverse
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various
Webster Dictionary
changeable; uncertain; inconstant; variable
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argument
Webster Dictionary
the independent variable upon whose value that of a function depends
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