a distinct and often subordinate group within a group
statistics
Noun
a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters
statistical method
Noun
a method of analyzing or representing statistical data
statistical procedure
Noun
a method of analyzing or representing statistical data
statistic
Noun
a datum that can be represented numerically
semiotics
Noun
(philosophy) a philosophical theory of the functions of signs and symbols
semiology
Noun
(philosophy) a philosophical theory of the functions of signs and symbols
sensualism
Noun
(philosophy) the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good
sensualism
Noun
desire for sensual pleasures
spherical geometry
Noun
(mathematics) the geometry of figures on the surface of a sphere
solipsism
Noun
(philosophy) the philosophical theory that the self is all that you know to exist
superposition principle
Noun
(geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldest
spherical trigonometry
Noun
(mathematics) the trigonometry of spherical triangles
silviculture
Noun
the branch of forestry dealing with the development and care of forests
second moment
Noun
the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from the point of origin
standard deviation
Noun
the square root of the variance
subpopulation
Noun
a population that is part of a larger population
sample distribution
Noun
items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
stratified sample
Noun
the population is divided into strata and a random sample is taken from each stratum
simple regression
Noun
the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x)
statistical regression
Noun
the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x)
skew correlation
Noun
any correlation in which the rates of change of the variables is not constant
serology
Noun
the branch of medical science that deals with serums
space medicine
Noun
the branch of medicine concerned with the effects of space flight on human beings
sports medicine
Noun
the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of injuries or illness resulting from athletic activities
scientific agriculture
Noun
the application of soil and plant sciences to land management and crop production
split-half correlation
Noun
a correlation coefficient calculated between scores on two halves of a test
spurious correlation
Noun
a correlation between two variables (e.g., between the number of electric motors in the home and grades at school) that does not result from any direct relation between them (buying electric motors will not raise grades) but from their relation to other variables
space biology
Noun
the branch of biology concerned with the effects of outer space on living organisms and the search for extraterrestrial life
selenology
Noun
the branch of astronomy that deals with the moon
solar physics
Noun
the branch of astronomy that deals with the sun
solid-state physics
Noun
the branch of physics that studies the properties of materials in the solid state: electrical conduction in crystals of semiconductors and metals
statistical mechanics
Noun
the branch of physics that makes theoretical predictions about the behavior of macroscopic systems on the basis of statistical laws governing its component particles
structural genomics
Noun
the branch of genomics that determines the three-dimensional structures of proteins
statics
Noun
the branch of mechanics concerned with forces in equilibrium
space-reflection 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
stratigraphy
Noun
the branch of geology that studies the arrangement and succession of strata
sociobiology
Noun
the branch of biology that conducts comparative studies of the social organization of animals (including human beings) with regard to its evolutionary history
special relativity
Noun
a physical theory of relativity based on the assumption that the speed of light in a vacuum is a constant and the assumption that the laws of physics are invariant in all inertial systems
seismology
Noun
the branch of geology that studies earthquakes
special theory of relativity
Noun
a physical theory of relativity based on the assumption that the speed of light in a vacuum is a constant and the assumption that the laws of physics are invariant in all inertial systems
special relativity theory
Noun
a physical theory of relativity based on the assumption that the speed of light in a vacuum is a constant and the assumption that the laws of physics are invariant in all inertial systems
supersymmetry
Noun
a theory in physics that tries to link the four fundamental forces
surface chemistry
Noun
the branch of chemistry that studies processes occurring at interfaces between phases (especially those between liquid and gas)
social psychology
Noun
the branch of psychology that studies persons and their relationships with others and with groups and with society as a whole
social science
Noun
the branch of science that studies society and the relationships of individual within a society
stemmatology
Noun
the humanistic discipline that attempts to reconstruct the transmission of a text (especially a text in manuscript form) on the basis of relations between the various surviving manuscripts (sometimes using cladistic analysis)
stemmatics
Noun
the humanistic discipline that attempts to reconstruct the transmission of a text (especially a text in manuscript form) on the basis of relations between the various surviving manuscripts (sometimes using cladistic analysis)
syntax
Noun
the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
syntax
Noun
studies of the rules for forming admissible sentences