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 careful consideration of multiple factors; deliberation.
A very small amount, distance, etc.; a whit or jot.
A way of thinking (associated with a group, nation or region).
The operation by which mental activity arise or are manipulated; the process of thinking; the agency by which thinking is accomplished.
Anxiety, distress.
Representation created in the mind without the use of one's faculties of vision, sound, smell, touch, or taste; an instance of thinking.