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One end of a confidence interval, confidence interval; confidence level.  

In research, the odds we are willing to accept that express our confidence that the population value is contained within the confidence interval.  

In statistical research, an interval around a sample mean or proportion within which the population mean is likely to fall. The largest value of the interval is 2 standard errors above the mean and the smallest value is 2 standard errors below the mean. The range of values within which it is expected (with a…

In education, training through discussion and sharing of experiences and suggestions on a topic.  

In politics, a bill may be passed by both houses but in different forms. If the house of origin objects to the version passed by the second house, a special committee is appointed by the leadership to reconcile the differences.  

In research, a person allied or in league with an experimenter.  

Venereal warts.  

Small lesions sometimes covered with a scab and found around the mouth and in moist folds of the skin such as anus or genitals condylomata acuminatum. A raised wart-like growth. The commonest type, condyloma acuminatum, is found on the vulva, under the foreskin, or on the skin of the anal region. Condylomas are infectious and…

Any substance possessing conductivity. A substance or object which allows heat, electricity, light or sound to pass along it or through it. A tube with a groove in it along which a knife is slid to cut open a sinus. A medium that transmits a force, a signal, or electricity. A conductor, typically composed of…

The power of transmitting or conveying certain forms of energy. The specific electric conducting ability of a substance. Conductivity is the reciprocal of unit resistance or resistivity. The unit is the ohm/cm. Specific conductivity is sometimes expressed as a percentage. In such cases, it is given as a percentage of the conductivity of pure copper…