Vedanta

n. a collection of metaphysical theories and mental disciplines that emerged in India around the 6th century bce and derived from the sacred texts of Hinduism, the Upanishads. The sophistication of certain of these philosophies has influenced modern science, including the development of quantum theory. See object of consciousness; pure consciousness.

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February 16th 2025

multiple comparison test

any of various statistical procedures used to follow up on a significant result from an analysis of variance by determining which groups in particular differ in their mean values. Examples include Duncan’s multiple range test, the Fisher least significant difference test, the REGWQ test, the Scheffé test, and Tukey’s honestly significant difference test. See also post hoc comparison.