Mathematical Modeling

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  1. analysis
    a detailed investigation or examination of something
  2. approximation
    a rough calculation of quantity or degree or worth
  3. assumption
    a hypothesis that is taken for granted
  4. conclusion
    a position or opinion reached after consideration
  5. consequence
    the outcome of an event
  6. data
    a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
  7. descriptive
    serving to inform
  8. diagram
    a drawing intended to explain how something works
  9. empirical
    derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
  10. equation
    a mathematical statement that two expressions are the same
  11. formula
    a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
  12. function
    a mathematical relation associating elements between sets
  13. graph
    a visual representation of the relations between quantities
  14. interpret
    make sense of; assign a meaning to
  15. measurement
    assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
  16. model
    a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
  17. modeling
    the act of representing something
  18. observation
    the act of making and recording a measurement
  19. operation
    a calculation by mathematical methods
  20. optimize
    modify to achieve maximum efficiency in time or cost
  21. parameter
    any factor defining a system and determining its performance
  22. prediction
    the act of foretelling
  23. quantity
    the concept that something has a magnitude
  24. rate
    a quantity considered as a proportion of another quantity
  25. relationship
    a state involving dealings between people, parties, or ideas
  26. representation
    a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something
  27. scale
    the ratio between the size of a thing and its representation
  28. situation
    a condition or position in which you find yourself
  29. spreadsheet
    a screen-oriented interactive program enabling a user to lay out financial data on the screen
  30. statistics
    a branch of mathematics concerned with quantitative data
  31. structure
    the building of something and the arrangement of its parts
  32. table
    a set of data arranged in rows and columns
  33. tabular
    of or pertaining to or arranged in rows and columns
  34. validate
    give evidence for
  35. variable
    a symbol that is used in mathematical or logical expressions
  36. viable
    capable of being done with means at hand
Created on Tue Feb 07 09:41:16 EST 2017 (updated Wed Mar 29 15:55:29 EDT 2017)

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