1. In Mathematics, it is a number or other known factor, typically a constant, by which another number or factor, typically a variable, is multiplied. For example, in the equation […]

Statistical test of (1) each agreement on events among two or more judges, or (2) of the consistency of two or more sets of rankings posted in a contest. Known […]

Statistical measure of the linear relationship or correlation between an independent variable and a dependent variable . Represented by the lowercase letter ‘r’, its value of worth varies between 1 […]

A statistical method explaining how much variability of a factor is potentially caused or explained by its interaction with another factor.

Ratio of realized work or useful output per the amount of supplied effort or energy input. It is used typically as a measure of the energy efficiency . It is […]

Effectiveness of an electric, incandescent lamp in delivering light, measured. Highly efficient lighting fixtures measure CU worths above 0.9, while inefficient ones typically measure between 0.2 and 0.4 CU.

A simple rough measure of relative dispersion in probability distribution . Written as a ratio of standard deviation to mean. It serves mainly as a measure of relative risk. Known […]

Term for the situation where an employee is equally employed by two legally distinct employers.

Mutual purchase. One of the modes in which marriage was contracted among the Romans. The man and the woman delivered to each other a small piece of money. The man […]

Purchasing the entire available stock of a commodity or material.

Compulsion; force; duress. It may be either actual, (direct or positive.) where physical force Is put upon a man to compel him to do an act against his will, or […]

The reason to act or behave in a certain unwanted manner under coercion. It is reasonable expectations of the use of physical force or execution of abused authority. It would […]

Authority or power acquired by the employment of fear, suppression of free will, and/or use of illegal punishment or threat.

A house of entertainment where guests are supplied with coffee and other refreshments, and sometimes with lodging. Century Diet. A coffee-house is not an inn. Thompson v. Lacy, 3 Barn. […]

In English law . A principal officer of the royal establishment , next under the controller, who, in the counting- house and elsewhere, had a special charge and oversight of […]

US adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) using an interest rate based on the cost of funds index (COFI). This is the weighted average that fluctuates typically within 0.3 percent above or […]

Electricity generator that reclaims and channels its own heat waste to generate steam to drive auxiliary turbines and produce additional power. Known also as total energy system.

This term applies to something that is convincing, compelling and appeals to reason.

(Lat cognati.) Relations by the mother’s side, or by females. Mackeld. Rom. Law,

Lat. In the civil law . Cognates; relations by the mother’s side. 2 HI. Comm. 235. Relations in the line of the mother. Hale, Com. Law, c. xi. Relations by […]

In the civil law . Cognation. Relationship , or kindred gener ally. Dig. 38, 10, 4, 2; Inst. 3, 6, pr. Relationship through females, as distinguished from agnatio, or relationship […]

In the civil law . Sigui- fies generally the kindred which exists between two persons who are united by ties of blood or family, or both.

Lat. In the civil law . A relation by the mother’s side; a cognate. A relation, or kinsman, generally

In old English law . The aeknowled gment of a fine; the certificate of such acknowledgment In the Roman law. The judicial examination or hearing of a cause.

Mental procedures of judging, knowing, learning, perceiving, recognizing, retention, thinking, and understanding . These lead awareness and some understanding of the world around us.