Mathematics & Statistics

Vocabulary for quantitative reasoning and data analysis

Introducción

El vocabulario matemático y estadístico aparece mucho más allá del aula de matemáticas. Desde reportajes que citan estadísticas hasta presentaciones empresariales con visualización de datos, estas palabras te ayudan a interactuar con información cuantitativa.

Este capítulo cubre vocabulario para discutir números, patrones, probabilidades y análisis de datos. Estas palabras te ayudan a interpretar afirmaciones estadísticas, entender hallazgos de investigación y comunicar conceptos cuantitativos con claridad.

Temas

Todos los Vocabulario avanzado en este capítulo (21)

• extrapolate To extend the application of known information or data to an unknown situatio...
• interpolate To insert something between existing elements; in mathematics, to estimate a ...
• regression A return to a former or less developed state; in psychology, reverting to ear...
• coefficient A numerical or constant factor placed before a variable in an algebraic expre...
• exponential Relating to or involving exponents, or describing a rate of increase that bec...
• logarithm The power to which a base number must be raised to produce a given number. Fo...
• deviation The amount by which a single measurement or value differs from a fixed refere...
• median The middle value in a set of numbers arranged in order of size. If the set ha...
• percentile A value below which a given percentage of observations in a data set falls. F...
• factorial The product of all positive integers from 1 up to a given number, denoted by ...
• permutation An arrangement of items in a specific order, or the act of changing the arran...
• theorem A mathematical statement that has been proved to be true through a chain of l...
• asymptote A line that a curve approaches ever more closely but never actually reaches, ...
• integral In mathematics, the result of integration: a function whose derivative is a g...
• derivative In calculus, the rate at which a function changes with respect to a variable,...
• matrix A rectangular array of numbers, symbols, or expressions arranged in rows and ...
• vector A quantity that has both magnitude and direction, often represented as an arr...
• scalar A quantity that has magnitude only, without any associated direction. Example...
• magnitude The size, extent, or importance of something. In mathematics and physics, it ...
• quotient The result obtained by dividing one number by another. More broadly, a degree...
• aggregate A total or combined amount formed by adding together several separate element...