| time | the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past |
regression
regress
reversion retrogression
retroversion | returning to a former state |
avocation
by-line
hobby
pursuit sideline
spare-time activity | an auxiliary activity |
time and motion study
time-and-motion study
time-motion study
motion study
time study
work study | an analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most efficient method in terms of time and effort |
| waste of time | the devotion of time to a useless activity, the waste of time could prove fatal |
| time exposure | exposure of a film for a relatively long time (more than half a second) |
harvest
harvest time | the season for gathering crops |
haying
haying time | the season for cutting and drying and storing grass as fodder |
respite
recess
break time out | a pause from doing something (as work), we took a -minute break, he took time out to recuperate |
free time
spare time | time that is free from duties or responsibilities |
character printer
character-at-a-time printer
serial printer | a printer that prints a single character at a time |
line printer
line-at-a-time printer | printer that serves as an output device on a computer, prints a whole line of characters at a time |
page printer
page-at-a-time printer | a printer that prints one page at a time |
| series circuit | a circuit having its parts connected serially |
| time-ball | a ball that slides down a staff to show a fixed time, especially at an observatory |
time bomb
infernal machine | a bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time |
| time capsule | container for preserving historical records to be discovered at some future time |
| time clock | clock used to record the hours that people work |
time-delay measuring instrument
time-delay measuring system | chronoscope for measuring the time difference between two events |
| time exposure | a photograph produced with a relatively long exposure time |
| time-fuse | a fuse made to burn for a given time (especially to explode a bomb) |
| time machine | a science fiction machine that is supposed to transport people or objects into the past or the future |
| time-switch | a switch set to operate at a desired time |
vintage
time of origin | the oldness of wines |
meter
metre
time | rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration |
| light time | distance measured in terms of the speed of light (or radio waves), the light time from Jupiter to the sun is approximately minutes |
| GI series | diagnostic tests of the alimentary canal, usually involves inserting a contrast medium (such as barium sulfate) and taking an Xay |
| series | (mathematics) the sum of a finite or infinite sequence of expressions |
| power series | the sum of terms containing successively higher integral powers of a variable |
| geometric series | a geometric progression written as a sum |
| Fourier series | the sum of a series of trigonometric expressions, used in the analysis of periodic functions |
space-time
space-time continuum | the four-dimensional coordinate system ( dimensions of space and of time) in which physical events are located |
regression
simple regression
regression toward the mean
statistical regression | the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x) |
multiple regression
multiple correlation | a statistical technique that predicts values of one variable on the basis of two or more other variables |
| regression analysis | the use of regression to make quantitative predictions of one variable from the values of another |
regression equation
regression of y on x | the equation representing the relation between selected values of one variable (x) and observed values of the other (y), it permits the prediction of the most probable values of y |
| regression coefficient | when the regression line is linear (y axb) the regression coefficient is the constant (a) that represents the rate of change of one variable (y) as a function of changes in the other (x), it is the slope of the regression line |
linear regression
rectilinear regression | the relation between variables when the regression equation is linear: e.g., y axb |
| curvilinear regression | the relation between variables when the regression equation is nonlinear (quadratic or higher order) |
regression line
regression curve | a smooth curve fitted to the set of paired data in regression analysis, for linear regression the curve is a straight line |
| time series | a series of values of a variable at successive times |
| pulse-time modulation | modulation of the time between successive pulses |
| time sheet | a record of the hours worked by employees |
series
serial serial publication | a periodical that appears at scheduled times |
serial
series | a serialized set of programs, a comedy series, the Masterworks concert series |
| time signal | a signal (especially electronic or by radio) indicating the precisely correct time |
time signature
musical time signature | a musical notation indicating the number of beats to a measure and kind of note that takes a beat |
good time
blast | a highly pleasurable or exciting experience, we had a good time at the party, celebrating after the game was a blast |
| time | a person's experience on a particular occasion, he had a time holding back the tears, they had a good time together |
semantic error
run-time error
runtime error | an error in logic or arithmetic that must be detected at run time |