dendrite

n. a branching, threadlike extension of the cell body that increases the receptive surface of a neuron. The full arrangement of the dendrites of a single neuron is termed a dendritic tree, and the specific pattern and quality of that arrangement is termed dendritic branching. See also arborization. —dendritic adj. [from Greek dendron, “tree”]

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January 22nd 2025

data analysis

the process of applying graphical, statistical, or quantitative techniques to a set of observations or measurements in order to summarize it or to find general patterns. For example, a very basic data analysis would involve calculating descriptive statistics (e.g., mean, median, mode, standard deviation) and possibly graphing the observations with a histogram or bar graph.