GLOSSARY
absolutely ad. completely 绝对地;完全地
allocation n. the giving of shares 分配;配给
appreciably ad. noticeably; enough to be fact, or considered important 可估计地;足以感到地
at random aimlessly without any plan 无目的;无计划
categorization n. putting in a class or category 分类
category n. kind; class; type 种类;类目
certainty n. freedom of doubt 无疑问;确实
deviation n. the difference (between a measure and the average of all the measures 偏差
diagonal a. slanting 斜的
estimate v. calculate; form an opinion as to the degree of sth. 估计;评价
extrapolate v. guess from known facts 推知;推断
fluke n. a lucky accident 侥幸
freak n. a living creature of unnatural form; a person with father strange habits or ideas 畸形的人
lopsided a. having one side heavier or lower than the other; not balanced 倾斜的;不平衡的
observations n. saying or writings about things noticed 观察材料(或报告)
potential a. existing in possibility 潜在的;有可能性的
probability n. likelihood; the chance of an event happening 可能性
provided conj. on condition that; if us …为条件;假如
questionnaire a piece of paper showing a set of questions to be answered 问题表;调查表
representative a. typical 代表性的;典型的
rogue n. a very dishonest person, esp. a man 流氓;无赖
sampling n. calculating by taking and examining a small part representing the whole 取样检验
skew a. not straight; sloping or twisted 斜的;歪的;偏的
stroke n. a line made by a single movement of a pen or brush in writing 一笔;一划
subspanision smaller group or class produced by further spaniding 由
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