A premise from which conclusions are drawn.
A floating reference point, or SLDMB, used to evaluate surface currents in a body of water. Often employed by coastal search and rescue.
A fixed reference point or set of reference points which precisely define a system of measurement or a coordinate system.
A fact known from direct observation.
To provide missing data points by using a mathematical model to extrapolate values that are outside the range of a measuring device.
The report of a judgment made by one of the judges who has given it.
An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; a maxim, an apothegm.
An arbitrament or award.
A judicial opinion expressed by judges on points that do not necessarily arise in the case, and are not involved in it.