Gram's method Gram method Gram's procedure Gram's stain Gram stain | a staining technique used to classify bacteria, bacteria are stained with gentian violet and then treated with Gram's solution, after being decolorized with alcohol and treated with safranine and washed in water, those that retain the gentian violet are Gram-positive and those that do not retain it are Gram-negative |
method acting method | an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed |
analysis | an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole |
market analysis | marketing research that yields information about the marketplace |
chemical analysis qualitative analysis | the act of decomposing a substance into its constituent elements |
quantitative analysis quantitative chemical analysis | chemical analysis to determine the amounts of each element in the substance |
colorimetry colorimetric analysis | quantitative chemical analysis by color using a colorimeter |
volumetric analysis | quantitative analysis by the use of definite volumes of standard solutions or reagents |
volumetric analysis | determination of the volume of gases (or changes in their volume) during combination |
gravimetric analysis | quantitative analysis by weight |
cost analysis | breaking down the costs of some operation and reporting on each factor separately |
fundamental analysis fundamentals analysis | (stock exchange) the use of fundamentals as an investment strategy |
technical analysis technical analysis of stock trends | (stock exchange) analysis of past price changes in the hope of forecasting future price changes |
spectroscopy spectrometry spectroscopic analysis spectrum analysis spectrographic analysis | the use of spectroscopes to analyze spectra |
psychoanalysis analysis depth psychology | a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders, based on the theories of Sigmund Freud, his physician recommended psychoanalysis |
self-analysis | the application of psychotherapeutic principles to the analysis of your own personality |
coitus interruptus withdrawal method withdrawal pulling out onanism | a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation |
contraception contraceptive method | birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery |
basal body temperature method of family planning basal body temperature method | natural family planning in which the fertile period of the woman's menstrual cycle is inferred by noting the rise in basal body temperature that typically occurs with ovulation |
ovulation method of family planning ovulation method | natural family planning in which the fertile period is inferred from changes in the character and quantity of cervical mucus, ovulation is marked by an increase in mucus that becomes sticky and then clearer and slippery |
rhythm method of birth control rhythm method rhythm calendar method of birth control calendar method | natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from daythrough day of her cycle) |
relaxation relaxation method | a method of solving simultaneous equations by guessing a solution and then reducing the errors that result by successive approximations until all the errors are less than some specified amount |
whole-word method | teaching reading by training beginners to associate printed words with spoken words |
dating geological dating | use of chemical analysis to estimate the age of geological specimens |
potassium-argon dating | geological dating that relies on the proportions of radioactive potassium in a rock sample and its decay product, argon |
radiocarbon dating carbon dating carbon- dating | a chemical analysis used to determine the age of organic materials based on their content of the radioisotope carbon-, believed to be reliable up to , years |
rubidium-strontium dating | geological dating based on the proportions of radioactive rubidium into its decay product strontium, radioactive rubidium has a half-life of ,,, years |
radioactive dating | measurement of the amount of radioactive material (usually carbon ) that an object contains, can be used to estimate the age of the object |
carbon carbon copy | a copy made with carbon paper |
carbon arc lamp carbon arc | has carbon electrodes |
tetrachlorethylene tetrachloroethylene ethylene tetrachloride carbon dichloride | anthelmintic agent used against hookworm and other nematodes |
method | a way of doing something, especially a systematic way, implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps) |
scientific method | a method of investigation involving observation and theory to test scientific hypotheses |
experimental method | the use of controlled observations and measurements to test hypotheses |
teaching method pedagogics pedagogy | the principles and methods of instruction |
Socratic method maieutic method | a method of teaching by question and answer, used by Socrates to elicit truths from his students |
method of choice | the best method to achieve a desired result |
critical appraisal critical analysis | an appraisal based on careful analytical evaluation |
analysis analytic thinking | the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations |
cost-benefit analysis | an analysis of the cost effectiveness of different alternatives in order to see whether the benefits outweigh the costs |
systems analysis | analysis of all aspects of a project along with ways to collect information about the operation of its parts |
trend analysis | analysis of changes over time |
soul-searching self-analysis | a penetrating examination of your own beliefs and motives |
eclecticism eclectic method | making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style |
numerical analysis | (mathematics) the branch of mathematics that studies algorithms for approximating solutions to problems in the infinitesimal calculus |
analysis | a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits, sequences and series and integration and differentiation |
Fourier analysis harmonic analysis | analysis of a periodic function into a sum of simple sinusoidal components |
differential calculus method of fluxions | the part of calculus that deals with the variation of a function with respect to changes in the independent variable (or variables) by means of the concepts of derivative and differential |
topology analysis situs | the branch of pure mathematics that deals only with the properties of a figure X that hold for every figure into which X can be transformed with a one-to-one correspondence that is continuous in both directions |
statistical method statistical procedure | a method of analyzing or representing statistical data, a procedure for calculating a statistic |