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.
A conclusion to which the mind comes by speculating; mere theory; notion; conjecture.
The act or process of reasoning a priori from premises given or assumed.
An investment involving higher-than-normal risk in order to obtain a higher-than-normal return.
The act or practice of buying land, goods, shares, etc., in expectation of selling at a higher price, or of selling with the expectation of repurchasing at a lower price; a trading on anticipated fluctuations in price, as distinguished from trading in which the profit expected is the difference between the retail and wholesale prices, or the difference of price in different markets.
A card game in which the players buy from one another trumps or whole hands, upon a chance of getting the highest trump dealt, which entitles the holder to the pool of stakes.
The process of thinking or meditating on a subject.
The process of anticipating which branch of code will be chosen and executing it in advance.