delinquency

n. behavior violating social rules or conventions. The term is often used to denote the misbehavior of children or adolescents. See juvenile delinquency. —delinquent adj., n.

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May 6th 2024

deterministic model

a mathematical function in which the outcome can be exactly established. In other words, the model explains all of the variance in a dependent variable and no error term is needed. This contrasts with a stochastic model, from which a range of possible values may result.