what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression
criterion
Noun
the ideal in terms of which something can be judged
criterion
Noun
a basis for comparison
concretism
Noun
a representation of an abstract idea in concrete terms
concrete representation
Noun
a representation of an abstract idea in concrete terms
cataphatism
Noun
the religious belief that God has given enough clues to be known to humans positively and affirmatively (e.g., God created Adam `in his own image')
cultus
Noun
a system of religious beliefs and rituals
contextualism
Noun
any doctrine emphasizing the importance of the context in solving problems or establishing the meaning of terms
creationism
Noun
the literal belief in the account of Creation given in the Book of Genesis
creation science
Noun
an effort to give scientific support for the truth of the account of Creation given in the Book of Genesis
creed
Noun
any system of principles or beliefs
creed
Noun
the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group
credo
Noun
any system of principles or beliefs
confabulation
Noun
(psychiatry) a plausible but imagined memory that fills in gaps in what is remembered
confabulation
Noun
an informal conversation
conjuring
Noun
calling up a spirit or devil
conjury
Noun
calling up a spirit or devil
co-ordinate
Noun
a number that identifies a position relative to an axis
communications
Noun
the discipline that studies the principles of transmitting information and the methods by which it is delivered, as in print, radio, television etc
communication theory
Noun
the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.)
cross-purpose
Noun
a contrary aim
calculus
Noun
the branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functions
calculus
Noun
a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts
calculus
Noun
an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums
conceptualism
Noun
the doctrine that the application of a general term to various objects indicates the existence of a mental entity that mediates the application
calculus of variations
Noun
the calculus of maxima and minima of definite integrals
centralism
Noun
the political policy of concentrating power in a central organization
closed interval
Noun
an interval that includes its endpoints
commutative group
Noun
a group that satisfies the commutative law
coordinate geometry
Noun
the use of algebra to study geometric properties
coordinate axis
Noun
one of the fixed reference lines of a coordinate system
covariance
Noun
(statistics) the mean value of the product of the deviations of two variates from their respective means
craniology
Noun
the scientific study of the skulls of various human races
clinical psychology
Noun
the branch of psychology concerned with the treatment of abnormal mentation and behavior
cacogenics
Noun
the study of the operation of factors causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced
clinical anatomy
Noun
the practical application of anatomical knowledge to diagnosis and treatment
comparative anatomy
Noun
the study of anatomical features of animals of different species
cardiology
Noun
the branch of medicine dealing with the heart and its diseases
curvilinear regression
Noun
the relation between variables when the regression equation is nonlinear (quadratic or higher order)
cosmetic dentistry
Noun
the branch of dentistry dealing with the appearance of the teeth
correlational analysis
Noun
the use of statistical correlation to evaluate the strength of the relations between variables
correlation matrix
Noun
a matrix giving the correlations between all pairs of data sets
correlation table
Noun
a two-way tabulation of the relations between correlates
correlation
Noun
a statistical relation between two or more variables such that systematic changes in the value of one variable are accompanied by systematic changes in the other