a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters
mentalism
Noun
(philosophy) a doctrine that mind is the true reality and that objects exist only as aspects of the mind's awareness
metamathematics
Noun
the logical analysis of mathematical reasoning
method of least squares
Noun
a method of fitting a curve to data points so as to minimize the sum of the squares of the distances of the points from the curve
multivariate analysis
Noun
a generic term for any statistical technique used to analyze data from more than one variable
mass-action principle
Noun
(neurology) the principle that the cortex of the brain operates as a coordinated system with large masses of neural tissue involved in all complex functioning
mass action
Noun
(neurology) the principle that the cortex of the brain operates as a coordinated system with large masses of neural tissue involved in all complex functioning
materia medica
Noun
the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects
malacology
Noun
the branch of zoology that studies the structure and behavior of mollusks
mammalogy
Noun
the branch of zoology that studies mammals
macrobiotics
Noun
the theory of promoting health and longevity by means of diet (especially whole beans and grains)
mental hygiene
Noun
the branch of psychiatry concerned with psychological methods
medical specialty
Noun
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
medical science
Noun
the science of dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of disease
multiple regression
Noun
a statistical technique that predicts values of one variable on the basis of two or more other variables
multiple correlation
Noun
a statistical technique that predicts values of one variable on the basis of two or more other variables
multicollinearity
Noun
a case of multiple regression in which the predictor variables are themselves highly correlated
morphophysiology
Noun
the study of anatomy in its relation to function
macroscopic anatomy
Noun
the study of the structure of the body and its parts without the use of a microscope
microscopic anatomy
Noun
the study of microscopic structures of tissues and organs
multiple correlation coefficient
Noun
an estimate of the combined influence of two or more variables on the observed (dependent) variable
mycology
Noun
the branch of botany that studies fungi and fungus-caused diseases
mean deviation
Noun
the arithmetic mean of the absolute values of deviations from the mean of a distribution
mean deviation from the mean
Noun
the arithmetic mean of the absolute values of deviations from the mean of a distribution
modal value
Noun
the most frequent value of a random variable
median value
Noun
the value below which 50% of the cases fall
mean value
Noun
an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
mining geology
Noun
the branch of economic geology that deals with the applications of geology to mining
metallurgy
Noun
the science and technology of metals
machine translation
Noun
the use of computers to translate from one language to another
microbiology
Noun
the branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their effects on humans
mechanical engineering
Noun
the branch of engineering that deals with the design and construction and operation of machinery
molecular genetics
Noun
the branch of genetics concerned with the structure and activity of genetic material at the molecular level
magnetohydrodynamics
Noun
the study of the interaction of magnetic fields and electrically conducting fluids (as plasma or molten metal)
molecular biology
Noun
the branch of biology that studies the structure and activity of macromolecules essential to life (and especially with their genetic role)
morphology
Noun
the branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants
morphology
Noun
the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms
morphology
Noun
the admissible arrangement of sounds in words
morphology
Noun
studies of the rules for forming admissible words
metrology
Noun
the scientific study of measurement
microelectronics
Noun
the branch of electronics that deals with miniature components
mirror symmetry
Noun
(physics) parity is conserved in a universe in which the laws of physics are the same in a right-handed system of coordinates as in a left-handed system
myology
Noun
the branch of physiology that studies muscles
meteorology
Noun
the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere, especially weather
meteorology
Noun
predicting what the weather will be
magnetism
Noun
the branch of science that studies magnetism
magnetism
Noun
attraction for iron
magnetics
Noun
the branch of science that studies magnetism
mineralogy
Noun
the branch of geology that studies minerals: their structure and properties and the ways of distinguishing them
metrics
Noun
the study of poetic meter and the art of versification