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{{Short description|Criterion in mean field theory}} ...eration. The '''Ginzburg criterion''' tells quantitatively when mean field theory is valid. It also gives the idea of an ...

In [[statistical mechanics]], '''configuration entropy''' is the portion of a system's [[ent ...Gibbs entropy formula]] and is analogous to that of [[Entropy (information theory)|Shannon's information entropy]]. ...

'''Descriptive research''' is used to describe characteristics of a [[statistical population|population]] or phenomenon being studied. It does not answer que ...description is used for [[Frequency|frequencies]], [[average]]s, and other statistical calculations. Often the best approach, prior to writing descriptive resear ...

In the mathematical theory of [[probability]], a '''generalized renewal process (GRP) ''' or '''G-rene ...asaaki|last2=Sumita|first2=Ushio |title=A Useful Generalization of Renewal Theory: Counting Processes Governed by Non-Negative Markovian Increments |journal= ...

...suitable [[experiment]]. Depending on the outcomes of the experiment, the theory on which the hypotheses and predictions were based will be supported or not ...phenomena]] as perceived in experience. Later [[empiricism]] referred to a theory of [[knowledge]] in philosophy which adheres to the principle that knowledg ...

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...telligence]], [[control theory]], [[signal processing]], and [[information theory]], and more applied fields such as [[computer vision]], [[natural language Machine learning is the field that involves the use of statistical and [[probabilistic]] methods to let [[computers]] "learn" from data withou ...

{{short description|Theory}} The '''situational theory of publics''' theorizes that large groups of people can be divided into sma ...

...e}}</ref> At least one company has suggested that research tools such as [[Statistical survey|survey]]s, [[Voting|polls]], and [[quiz]]zes are a form of structure ...

...g [[data]] for [[computer]] processing with [[List of statistical packages|statistical software]]. Prior to coding, an annotation scheme is defined. It consists o ...s the project draws on.<ref>Charmaz, Kathy. (2006). "Constructing Grounded Theory: A Practical Guide through Qualitative Analysis." SAGE Publications.</ref> ...

...s|experimental design]], and, if applicable, data collection methods and a statistical analysis plan.<ref name="Creswell2014">{{cite book |last=Creswell |first=Jo ...est is not quantitatively measurable, such as culture. In other cases, the theory might not be available before one starts the research. ...

...as [[O. V. Konstantinov]] and [[V. I. Perel]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Field theory of non-equilibrium systems|last=Kamenev|first=Alex|date=2011|publisher=Camb ...ukas |last2=Buchhold |first2=M |last3=Diehl |first3=S |title=Keldysh field theory for driven open quantum systems |journal=Reports on Progress in Physics |da ...

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...ins [[The Feynman Lectures on Physics|his ''Lectures'']] with the [[atomic theory|atomic hypothesis]], as his most compact statement of all scientific knowle ...numerical algorithms to solve problems in physics for which a quantitative theory already exists. ...

...he gravitational field in [[Newton's law of universal gravitation|Newton's theory of gravity]] or the [[electrostatic field]] in classical electromagnetism, ...numbers or [[operator (physics)|quantum operators]] respectively. In this theory an equivalent representation of field is a [[field particle]], for instance ...

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...203–205). [https://doi.org/10.1177/1098214010389321 A systematic review of theory-driven evaluation practice from 1990 to 2009]. American Journal of Evaluati # formulates a [[theory of change]] using some combination of [[social science]], beneficiary lived ...

...haves like a flexible elastic rod/beam ([[Euler–Bernoulli beam theory|beam theory]]). Informally, for pieces of the polymer that are shorter than the persist ...bonds j ≥ i on bond i in an infinitely long chain.<ref>{{cite book |title=Statistical Mechanics of Chain Molecules |first=Paul J. |last=Flory |publisher=Intersci ...

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