astral projection

the alleged ability to enter into a trancelike state in which one leaves the physical body and operates in the astral plane (i.e., a hypothesized level of existence accessible to the consciousness or spirit, which acts as a link between the physical and spirit or divine worlds). See out-of-body experience.

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February 2nd 2025

nonlinear model

any model that attempts to relate the values of an outcome or dependent variable to the explanatory or independent variables using an equation that involves exponents. Compare linear model.