Phylogenetic comparative methods — When applied to comparative data, conventional statistical methods assume, in effect, that all species are completely unrelated. As if they descended from a big bang of special creation. Such a scenario can be depicted as a star phylogeny (left) … Wikipedia
Entropy estimation — Estimating the differential entropy of a system or process, given some observations, is useful in various science/engineering applications, such as Independent Component Analysis [Dinh Tuan Pham (2004) Fast algorithms for mutual information based … Wikipedia
accounting — /euh kown ting/, n. 1. the theory and system of setting up, maintaining, and auditing the books of a firm; art of analyzing the financial position and operating results of a business house from a study of its sales, purchases, overhead, etc.… … Universalium
Paleontology — Palaeontology redirects here. For the scientific journal, see Palaeontology (journal). Paleontology studies the entire history of life on Earth. Paleontology (pronounced /ˌpælɪɒnˈtɒlədʒi/; British: palaeontology; from Greek: παλαιός… … Wikipedia
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JEL classification codes — Articles in journals are usually classified according to the system used by the Journal of Economic Literature (JEL). The JEL is published quarterly by the American Economic Association and contains survey articles and information on recently… … Wikipedia
Chronology of Jesus — See also: Gospel harmony, Historical Jesus, and Historicity of Jesus Medieval Russian icon depicting the life of Jesus. The Chronology of Jesus aims to establish a historical order for some of the events of the life of Jesus in the four… … Wikipedia
Bahá'í statistics — Statistical estimates of the worldwide Bahá í population are difficult to judge. The religion is almost entirely contained in a single, organized, hierarchical community, but the Bahá í population is spread out into almost every country and… … Wikipedia
Evidence of common descent — The wide range of evidence of common descent of living things strongly indicates the occurrence of evolution and provides a wealth of information on the natural processes by which the variety of life on Earth developed, supporting the modern… … Wikipedia
Tyrannosaurus — T. rex redirects here. For other uses, see T. rex (disambiguation). Bilateria Tyrannosaurus rex Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, 67–65.5 Ma … Wikipedia
List of unusual units of measurement — For units of measure primarily used in countries where English is not the main language, see the article specific to that country, a list of which can be found in the systems of measurement article. An unusual unit of measurement is a unit of… … Wikipedia