A fact known from direct observation.
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.
To provide missing data points by using a mathematical model to extrapolate values that are outside the range of a measuring device.
A difference between what is expected and what is observed; deviation.
A discrepancy between two legal documents.
A departure from a cause of action originally in a complaint.
An official permit to do something that is ordinarily forbidden by regulations.
The act of varying or the state of being variable.
The state of differing or being in conflict.
The number of degrees of freedom in a system.
Covariance and contravariance generally.
The second central moment in probability.