creole

n. a language that has evolved from profound and prolonged contact between two or more languages and both shares features of the present languages and evolves altogether novel features. Although typically developing from a pidgin, a creole becomes stable over time and will usually have a fully developed grammatical system. See also decreolization.

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December 3rd 2024

full model

a statistical representation that includes all of the variables of interest, or all of the main parameters (e.g., regression coefficients), among a set of variables. For example, in structural equation modeling, a full model might include estimated regression parameters between a set of independent variables, mediators, and dependent variables. When there are as many parameters estimated in a full model as there are degrees of freedom, it is said to be a saturated model. Also called unrestricted model.