(statistics) a variable whose values are independent of changes in the values of other variables
educational program
Noun
a program for providing education
equilibrium law
Noun
(chemistry) the principle that (at chemical equilibrium) in a reversible reaction the ratio of the rate of the forward reaction to the rate of the reverse reaction is a constant for that reaction
employee savings plan
Noun
a plan that allows employees to contribute to an investment pool managed the employer
essential condition
Noun
a prerequisite
employee stock ownership plan
Noun
a program under which employees regularly accumulate shares and may ultimately assume control of the company
electoral system
Noun
a legal system for making democratic choices
erroneous belief
Noun
a misconception resulting from incorrect information
exclusion principle
Noun
no two electrons or protons or neutrons in a given system can be in states characterized by the same set of quantum numbers
expectancy
Noun
something expected (as on the basis of a norm)
expectancy
Noun
an expectation
epitome
Noun
a standard or typical example
epitome
Noun
a brief abstract (as of an article or book)
exemplar
Noun
something to be imitated
ego ideal
Noun
(psychoanalysis) the part of the ego that contains an ideal of personal excellence toward which a person strives
ethic
Noun
the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group
ethic
Noun
a system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct
expectation
Noun
belief about (or mental picture of) the future
expectation
Noun
the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values
expectation
Noun
the feeling that something is about to happen
expectation
Noun
anticipating with confidence of fulfillment
eye candy
Noun
visual images that are pleasing to see but are intellectually undemanding
eyes
Noun
opinion or judgment
engram
Noun
a postulated biochemical change (presumably in neural tissue) that represents a memory
epicureanism
Noun
a doctrine of hedonism that was defended by several ancient Greek philosophers
establishmentarianism
Noun
the doctrine of supporting the social or political establishment
establishmentism
Noun
the doctrine of supporting the social or political establishment
ethicism
Noun
a doctrine that ethics and ethical ideas are valid and important
expansionism
Noun
the doctrine of expanding the territory or the economic influence of a country
experimentalism
Noun
an empirical doctrine that advocates experimental principles
experimentalism
Noun
an orientation that favors experimentation and innovation
exorcism
Noun
freeing from evil spirits
enchantment
Noun
a magical spell
enchantment
Noun
a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual
enchantment
Noun
a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
economic theory
Noun
(economics) a theory of commercial activities (such as the production and consumption of goods)
end-all
Noun
the ultimate goal
egalitarianism
Noun
the doctrine of the equality of mankind and the desirability of political and economic and social equality
equalitarianism
Noun
the doctrine of the equality of mankind and the desirability of political and economic and social equality
eruditeness
Noun
profound scholarly knowledge
erudition
Noun
profound scholarly knowledge
encyclopedism
Noun
profound scholarly knowledge
encyclopaedism
Noun
profound scholarly knowledge
enlightenment
Noun
education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
enlightenment
Noun
(Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation
empiricist philosophy
Noun
(philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience
existentialism
Noun
a 20th-century philosophical movement chiefly in Europe
edification
Noun
uplifting enlightenment
existential philosophy
Noun
(philosophy) a 20th-century philosophical movement chiefly in Europe
existentialist philosophy
Noun
(philosophy) a 20th-century philosophical movement chiefly in Europe