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vincentization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
vin-cen-ti-za-tion
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The technique of averaging three or more subjects' estimated or elicited quantile functions in order to define group quantiles from which F can be constructed.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Vincent + -ization, after biologist S. B. Vincent (1912), who used a similar technique to construct learning curves.

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What does vincentization mean?
The technique of averaging three or more subjects' estimated or elicited quantile functions in order to define group quantiles from which F can be constructed.
Where does vincentization come from?
From Vincent + -ization, after biologist S. B. Vincent (1912), who used a similar technique to construct learning curves.

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