a submissive mental attitude resulting from acceptance of the doctrine that everything that happens is predetermined and inevitable
forestry
Noun
the science of planting and caring for forests and the management of growing timber
first moment
Noun
the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values
frequency distribution
Noun
a distribution of observed frequencies of occurrence of the values of a variable
fossilology
Noun
the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains
functional anatomy
Noun
the study of anatomy in its relation to function
factor analysis
Noun
any of several methods for reducing correlational data to a smaller number of dimensions or factors
first-order correlation
Noun
a partial correlation in which the effects of only one variable are removed (held constant)
forensic medicine
Noun
the branch of medical science that uses medical knowledge for legal purposes
forensic pathology
Noun
the branch of medical science that uses medical knowledge for legal purposes
fourfold point correlation
Noun
an index of the relation between any two sets of scores that can both be represented on ordered binary dimensions (e.g., male-female)
fetology
Noun
the branch of medicine concerned with the fetus in the uterus
foetology
Noun
the branch of medicine concerned with the fetus in the uterus
fluid mechanics
Noun
study of the mechanics of fluids
functional genomics
Noun
the branch of genomics that determines the biological function of the genes and their products
futurology
Noun
the study or prediction of future developments on the basis of existing conditions
futuristics
Noun
the study or prediction of future developments on the basis of existing conditions
first law of thermodynamics
Noun
the fundamental principle of physics that the total energy of an isolated system is constant despite internal changes
femtochemistry
Noun
the branch of chemistry that studies elementary chemical reactions that occur within one femtosecond; one quadrillionth of a second
fine arts
Noun
the study and creation of visual works of art
formal semantics
Noun
the branch of semantics that studies the logical aspects of meaning
formal logic
Noun
any logical system that abstracts the form of statements away from their content in order to establish abstract criteria of consistency and validity
functional calculus
Noun
a system of symbolic logic that represents individuals and predicates and quantification over individuals (as well as the relations between propositions)
fuzzy logic
Noun
a form of mathematical logic in which truth can assume a continuum of values between 0 and 1
fair-mindedness
Noun
ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty
fanaticism
Noun
excessive intolerance of opposing views
fanatism
Noun
excessive intolerance of opposing views
free thought
Noun
the form of theological rationalism that believes in God on the basis of reason without reference to revelation
futurism
Noun
the position that the meaning of life should be sought in the future
futurism
Noun
an artistic movement in Italy around 1910 that tried to express the energy and values of the machine age
forefront
Noun
the position of greatest importance or advancement
forefront
Noun
the part in the front or nearest the viewer
fundamentalism
Noun
the interpretation of every word in the sacred texts as literal truth
fascism
Noun
a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)
federalism
Noun
the idea of a federal organization of more or less self-governing units
frequency band
Noun
a band of adjacent radio frequencies (e.g., assigned for transmitting radio or television signals)
free press
Noun
a press not restricted or controlled by government censorship regarding politics or ideology
four-letter word
Noun
any of several short English words (often having 4 letters) generally regarded as obscene or offensive
four-letter Anglo-Saxon word
Noun
any of several short English words (often having 4 letters) generally regarded as obscene or offensive
function word
Noun
a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning
first-class mail
Noun
mail that includes letters and postcards and packages sealed against inspection
freemail
Noun
a service providing free email delivery in exchange for exposure to advertising
fiber optics
Noun
the transmission of light signals via glass fibers
flyleaf
Noun
a blank leaf in the front or back of a book
fiberoptics
Noun
the transmission of light signals via glass fibers
fibre optics
Noun
the transmission of light signals via glass fibers
fibreoptics
Noun
the transmission of light signals via glass fibers
full page
Noun
something that covers an entire page
frequency modulation
Noun
modulation of the frequency of the (radio) carrier wave
FM
Noun
modulation of the frequency of the (radio) carrier wave