About 112,000 results
Open links in new tab
  1. word choice - Which is correct, "dataset" or "data set"? - English ...

    Aug 29, 2010 · Data set was still holding strong in American usage until very recently (see Ngram and change the corpus to American English to see the graph). Dataset is poised to equal or …

  2. "Reset" or "re-set"? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    to set the value/state a second time. But, is it common to use "reset" with the second meaning? For me it makes more sense to distinguish the two meanings by using "re-set" on the second …

  3. Is this an example of extrapolation? - English Language & Usage …

    Here's how I think extrapolation works at its simplest. You have two sets, an input set and an output set. In the terminology of the OP's definition, the observed interval is the input set, the …

  4. "Datasets" or "data sets"? - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Either is fine. Ngrams shows a preference for data set: COCA shows 44 results for a data set, and 11 for a dataset, the earliest of which occurred in 2004. The fact that data set is more common …

  5. Use of 'as per' vs 'per' - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Among meanings for preposition per, wiktionary.org includes in accordance with [e.g.] I parked my car at the curb per your request It defines as per as a preposition meaning "Consistent, or in …

  6. mathematics - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Jun 22, 2021 · I am looking for a word that describes a set of numeric values divided into three equal, ordered parts. For example, "quartile" refers to subsets of a set that has …

  7. What word means "to pick out the most important information"?

    Dec 10, 2021 · I need a single word, a verb, that conveys the meanings: to pick out the most important information" or alternatively "pull out the best" even "distinguish valuable information...

  8. single word requests - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Nov 20, 2024 · you "export" a picture / data from the original application that has a lot more complete information, such as exporting from Photoshop / paint.net that have multi-layer …

  9. word choice: data points or datapoints? - English Language

    Aug 13, 2019 · Even with an international corpus like NOW (News on the Web) "data point" appears 3168 times compared to 155 for "datapoint." Even in JSTOR (an academic database), …

  10. What are the differences between "manual", "guide" and …

    There is considerable overlap among the three, and to some extent they can be interchangeable. They can be coupled together or with other terms, as in instruction manual or reference guide. …