Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

The probability that two people, e.g., identical twins, who stand in a particular family relationship, will both have the same disorder. A state in which two or more things are in the correct or expected relationship to each other. For example, the atrioventricular concordance is the relationship between the atria and the ventricles in the…

In research, phenomena that consistently vary together are presumed to be connected to one another, directly or indirectly, through causal relationship.  

The process of getting a party in a dispute to agree.  

In anatomy, a shell-shaped structure. A part of the body shaped like a shell. Conchae, shell-shaped structure (e.g., the concha auriculae, in the ear). Any part resembling a shell. For example, the concha auriculae is a depression on the outer surface of the pinna (auricle), which leads to the external auditory meatus of the outer…

General physiological term for the result of conception, encompassing the whole range of development from the egg (ovum) when first fertilized by the sperm through the complete pregnancy and birth, including the stages called zygote, embryo, and fetus. An embryo or fetus together with all the tissues that surround it during pregnancy. Product of conception,…

The ability to see the organization as a whole.  

The use of ideas or concepts as the unifying threads or framework of curricular components.  

In research, a process for finding the characteristics that define a term. Especially useful for defining constructs and concepts.  

The age since conception. This age provides a more reliable index of developmental status than does chronological age for infants during their first year.  

The process of categorizing learning experiences in a meaningful way, enabling the learner to appropriately communicate with others. It implies a generalized comprehension as a result of specific learning experiences. Significance and relationships of basic factual information result as concepts are formed.