operators

pl. n. the mental processes involved in comprehending the effect of different manipulations on quantity, as in knowing that adding an orange to a bowl of oranges changes the number, whereas rearranging the oranges does not. Compare estimators. [first used in this sense by U.S. statistician Andrew Gelman]

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January 11th 2025

induced color

a color change in a visual field resulting from stimulation of a neighboring area, rather than from stimulation of the part of the field in which the change appears.