The word statistics is used both as singular and as plural. The singular statistics is the science of collection, presentation, analysis and interpretation of numerical data. The plural statistics refers to …

Feb 11, 2011 · As Wikipedia says about the derived meanings of orthogonal, they all "evolved from its earlier use in mathematics". In statistics, the meaning of orthogonal as unrelated (or more precisely …

You can define something possible in mathematical terms as having a non-zero probability of being true. As for plausible, the concept does not draw on mathematics but rather on mere common sense. The …

What is the meaning of wrt in the following text? I think this is an excellent idea, but I'd like to see this explicitly reframed under the banner of providing Drupal.org data through publicly-

While the original word (which is still used in statistics and scientific circles) did indeed have "datum" as a singular form of "data," computer science has overloaded the meaning to where any sort of …

Jan 17, 2012 · Propensity, predilection and proclivity all have the meaning of tendency, so what's the difference? Are they interchangeable?

It seems that the exact meaning of between is very tied to its specific usage. What should I assume in a general situation about the inclusivity of between? Consider: "Pick a number between 1 and 1...

TheFreeDictionary.com gives this usage note: Usage Note: The suffix -wise has a long history of use to mean "in the manner or direction of," as in clockwise, otherwise, and slantwise. Since the 1930s, …

Oct 29, 2021 · They basically mean what you want them to mean. They would tend to be redefined by each discipline that uses the terms. But, very generally, "categorization" would tend to imply simply …

Oct 16, 2011 · Deprecated is normally used today for some feature of a computer language which is still supported, but no longer recommended. It may not be supported at some time in the future, because …