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.
Inductive reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
An oversimplified or exaggerated conception, opinion, or image of the members of a group.
An act or instance of generalizing; concluding that something true of a subclass is true of the entire class
A proof, axiom, problem, or definition that includes another's cases, and also some additional cases; a conclusion reached by inferring from specific cases to more general cases or principles.
The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.