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law of the mean — Math. See mean value theorem … Useful english dictionary
Law of the handicap of a head start — The Law of the handicap of a head start (original Dutch: Wet van de remmende voorsprong) is a theory that suggests that getting an initial head start in a given area may result in being a handicap in the long term. The term was coined in 1937 by… … Wikipedia
Law of the land — Law Law (l[add]), n. [OE. lawe, laghe, AS. lagu, from the root of E. lie: akin to OS. lag, Icel. l[ o]g, Sw. lag, Dan. lov; cf. L. lex, E. legal. A law is that which is laid, set, or fixed; like statute, fr. L. statuere to make to stand. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
The Law of the Jungle — is usually an expression that means every one for himself and anything goes (survival of the strongest). However, Rudyard Kipling in The Jungle Book uses it to mean an actual law code used by wolves and other animals in the jungles of India … Wikipedia
Law of the iterated logarithm — In probability theory,the law of the iterated logarithm is the name given to several theorems which describe the magnitude of the fluctuations of a random walk.The original statement (1924) of the law of the iterated logarithm is due to A. Y.… … Wikipedia
regression toward the mean — the statistical tendency in successive generations to exhibit values closer and closer to the mean; see Galton s law of regression, under law … Medical dictionary
Competition law in the United Kingdom — United Kingdom competition law is affected by both British and European elements. The Competition Act 1998 and the Enterprise Act 2002 are the most important statutes for cases with a purely national dimension. However if the effect of a business … Wikipedia
Regression toward the mean — In statistics, regression toward the mean (also known as regression to the mean) is the phenomenon that if a variable is extreme on its first measurement, it will tend to be closer to the average on a second measurement, and a fact that may… … Wikipedia
Copyright law of the United Kingdom — The modern concept of copyright originated in the United Kingdom, in the year 1710, with the Statute of Anne. The current copyright law of the United Kingdom is to be found in the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (the 1988 Act), as amended … Wikipedia
Divorce law around the world — This article is a general overview of divorce laws around the world. Every nation in the world except the Philippines and the Vatican City allow some form of divorce. Contents 1 Muslim societies 2 Argentina 3 Brazil … Wikipedia
