fiducial

  • 11fiducial — adjective Date: 1571 1. taken as standard of reference < a fiducial mark > 2. founded on faith or trust 3. having the nature of a trust ; fiduciary • fiducially adverb …

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  • 12fiducial — 1. adjective a) Accepted as a fixed basis of reference. b) Based on having trust. 2. noun In manufacturing, a small mark on a circuit board used to align components, a fiducia …

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  • 13fiducial — An adjective having the same meaning as fiduciary; as, in the phrase public or fiducial office …

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  • 14fiducial — An adjective having the same meaning as fiduciary; as, in the phrase public or fiducial office …

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  • 15Fiducial inference — was a form of statistical inference put forward by R A Fisher in an attempt to perform inverse probability without prior probability distributions.A fiducial interval may be used instead of a confidence interval or a Bayesian credible interval in …

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  • 16Fiducial edge — Fiducial Fi*du cial, a. [L. fiducia trust, confidence; akin to fides faith. See {Faith}.] 1. Having faith or trust; confident; undoubting; firm. Fiducial reliance on the promises of God. Hammond. [1913 Webster] 2. Having the nature of a trust;&#8230; …

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  • 17Fiducial line — Fiducial Fi*du cial, a. [L. fiducia trust, confidence; akin to fides faith. See {Faith}.] 1. Having faith or trust; confident; undoubting; firm. Fiducial reliance on the promises of God. Hammond. [1913 Webster] 2. Having the nature of a trust;&#8230; …

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  • 18Fiducial point — Fiducial Fi*du cial, a. [L. fiducia trust, confidence; akin to fides faith. See {Faith}.] 1. Having faith or trust; confident; undoubting; firm. Fiducial reliance on the promises of God. Hammond. [1913 Webster] 2. Having the nature of a trust;&#8230; …

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  • 19fiducial edge — fiducial edge, the thin edge of a ruler …

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  • 20fiducial axis — The line joining opposite fiducial marks on a photograph. A fiducial mark is any marker built into an aerial camera that registers its image on an aerial photograph as a fixed reference mark. The image cast on a photograph by such a marker is&#8230; …

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