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instrumentaladjectiverelating to or designed for or performed on musical instruments insufficientadjectiveof a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement insulinnounhormone secreted by the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas; regulates storage of glycogen in the liver and accelerates oxidation of...
when theoretical physicist Edward Witten introduced the possibility of the universe eating itself in a paper in Nuclear Physics B journal. He wrote: “A hole spontaneously forms in space and rapidly expands to infinity, pushing to infinity anything...
1. of or relating to a day or each day; daily.2. of or belonging to the daytime ( nocturnal ).3. Botany. showing a periodic alteration of condition with day and night, as certain flowers that open by day and close by night.4. active by day, as certain birds and insects ( ...
The new constitution has put at rest, forever, all the agitating questions relating to our peculiar institution African slavery as it exists amongst us the proper status of the negro in our form of civilization. This was the immediate cause of the late rupture and present revolution. Jefferson ...
Earthy Relating to or characteristic of the earth or soil; practical and straightforward; unrefined. Jittery Nervous or anxious; characterized by trembling or jitters. Pithy Concise and full of meaning; terse yet effective. Wacky Amusingly unconventional or absurd; eccentric or silly. Rusty Covered wi...
Elite Health can be achieved by being proactive in our attitude and habits relating to our well-being. As an elite health coach my aim to help people reach their optimal health; where age does not dictate ability. Nutrition is a major aspect of epigenetics. As we age our nutritional needs...
25) referred to "the probability [of the hypothesis] antecedent to the observations under consideration" as its "à priori probability." W. F. Donkin added the term "a posteriori probability" ("On Certain Questions Relating to the Theory of Probabilities," Philosophical Magazine, 1, (1851), ...
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if the null hypothesis is true. If the probability is rather small, we would be likely to reject the null hypothesis, and conclude that the populations do indeed have different means. If the probability is large, the populations may still have different means, but we will lack a basis for...