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101descriptive embryology — the study of embryos and fetuses and their components with reference to anatomical and chronological sequence so as to define stages and describe the course of development …
102descriptive psychiatry — psychiatry based on the study of observable symptoms and behavioral phenomena, rather than underlying psychodynamic processes; cf. dynamic p …
103descriptive statistics — the use of statistical methods to measure and describe characteristics of groups, without drawing inferences about the population in general …
104descriptive statistics — See inferential statistics …
105descriptive statistics — univariate statistics The branch of statistics that provides marketing researchers with a summary of the available data. Usually a single variable is analysed alone, such as the mean age of the consumers of a product or the consumption level of a …
106descriptive geometry — descrip′tive geom′etry n. math. the theory of making projections of any accurately defined figure such that its projective as well as its metrical properties can be deduced from them • Etymology: 1815–25 …
107descriptive linguistics — descrip′tive linguis′tics n. ling. the study of the grammar, classification, and arrangement of the features of a language at a given time, without reference to its history or comparison to other languages • Etymology: 1925–30 …
108descriptive geometry — /dəˌskrɪptɪv dʒiˈɒmətri/ (say duh.skriptiv jee omuhtree) noun 1. the theory of making projections of any accurately defined figure such that from them can be deduced not only its projective, but also its metrical properties. 2. geometry in… …
109descriptive grammar — /dəˈskrɪptɪv græmə/ (say duh skriptiv gramuh) noun a grammar based on observed usage rather than on prescriptive rules (opposed to prescriptive grammar) …
110descriptive calls — Courses and distances referred to in describing a surveyed boundary of land, as distinguished from landmarks, monuments, and other physical objects which are known as locative calls. Holmes v Trout (US) 7 Pet 171, 8 L Ed 646 …
