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  • 21descriptive — UK [dɪˈskrɪptɪv] / US adjective describing something descriptive language …

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  • 22descriptive — [dɪˈskrɪptɪv] adj describing something descriptive writing[/ex] …

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  • 23Descriptive ethics — Descriptive ethics, also known as comparative ethics, is the study of people s beliefs about morality. It contrasts with prescriptive or normative ethics, which is the study of ethical theories that prescribe how people ought to act, and with… …

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  • 24Descriptive geometry — is the branch of geometry which allows the representation of three dimensional objects in two dimensions, by using a specific set of procedures. The resulting techniques are important for engineering, architecture, design and in art. [1] Drawing… …

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  • 25Descriptive statistics — quantitatively describe the main features of a collection of data.[1] Descriptive statistics are distinguished from inferential statistics (or inductive statistics), in that descriptive statistics aim to summarize a data set, rather than use the… …

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  • 26Descriptive notation — is a notation for recording chess games, and at one time was the most popular notation in English speaking and Spanish speaking countries (Brace 1977:79–80), (Sunnucks 1970:325). It was used in Europe until it was superseded by abbreviated… …

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  • 27Descriptive research — Descriptive research, also known as statistical research, describes data and characteristics about the population or phenomenon being studied. Descriptive research answers the questions who, what, where, when, why and how... Although the data… …

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  • 28Descriptive chess notation — Descriptive chess notation, or just descriptive notation is a notation for recording chess games, and at one time was the most popular notation in Britain and America for doing so. It has been superseded by abbreviated algebraic notation, as the… …

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  • 29Descriptive anatomy — Descriptive De*scrip tive, a. [L. descriptivus: cf. F. descriptif.] Tending to describe; having the quality of representing; containing description; as, a descriptive figure; a descriptive phrase; a descriptive narration; a story descriptive of… …

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  • 30Descriptive geometry — Descriptive De*scrip tive, a. [L. descriptivus: cf. F. descriptif.] Tending to describe; having the quality of representing; containing description; as, a descriptive figure; a descriptive phrase; a descriptive narration; a story descriptive of… …

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