independence
- n freedom from control or influence of another or others
- n the successful ending of the American Revolution
they maintained close relations with England even after independence - n a city in western Missouri; the beginning of the Santa Fe Trail
independence hall
- n the building in Philadelphia where the Declaration of Independence was signed
independency
- n freedom from control or influence of another or others
independent agency
- n an agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments
independent clause
- n a clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence
independent state of papua new guinea
- n a parliamentary democracy on the eastern half of the island of New Guinea; in 1975 it became an independent state within the Commonwealth of Nations
independent state of samoa
- n a constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific
independent variable
- n (statistics) a variable whose values are independent of changes in the values of other variables
inderal
- n the first beta blocker (trade name Inderal) used in treating hypertension and angina pectoris and essential tremor
indeterminacy principle
- n (quantum theory) the theory that it is impossible to measure both energy and time (or position and momentum) completely accurately at the same time
index
- n a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number
- n a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time
- n a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
- n an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed
- n the finger next to the thumb
- v list in an index
- v provide with an index
index the book - v adjust through indexation
The government indexes wages and prices
index case
- n the earliest documented case of a disease that is included in an epidemiological study