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base
1. The bottom of a plane figure or three-dimensional
figure. 2. The number that is raised to various
powers to generate the principal counting
units of a number system.
base 10
the numbering system in common use, in which
each place to the left or right of the decimal
represents a power of 10.
bar graph
A visual representation of horizontal and
vertical bars or lines to represent data.
bell curve
The shape of the graph that indicates the
normal distribution.
benchmark
Point of reference used in estimation.
binomial
A polynomial with two terms. Example:(2x+3)
binomial distribution
In probability, a binomial distribution gives
the probabilities of k outcomes A (or n-k
outcomes B) in n independent trials for a
two-outcome experiment in which the possible
outcomes are denoted A and B.
binomial theorem
In mathematics, a theorem that specifies the
complete expansion of a binomial raised to
any positive integer power.
bisect
To divide into two congruent parts.
box-and-whiskers plot
A type of graph used in data management particularly
useful in showing the spread of the distribution
of the data.
broken-line graph
A type of graph used in data management where
the data points are joined by line segments.
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