a real number (a scalar) that is the product of two vectors
sample
Noun
a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
sample
Noun
items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
sample
Noun
all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class
sample
Verb
take a sample of
strange attractor
Noun
an attractor for which the approach to its final point in phase space is chaotic
sorrow
Noun
something that causes great unhappiness
sorrow
Noun
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
sorrow
Noun
sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
sorrow
Noun
the state of being sad
sorrow
Verb
feel grief
syndrome
Noun
a complex of concurrent things
syndrome
Noun
a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease
safety feature
Noun
feature of an artifact that is added to insure a user's safety
self-absorption
Noun
preoccupation with yourself to the exclusion of everything else
speed trap
Noun
a trap arranged on a roadway for catching speeders
stimulus
Noun
any stimulating information or event
scale value
Noun
a value on some scale of measurement
style of architecture
Noun
architecture as a kind of art form
steady state theory
Noun
(cosmology) the theory that the universe maintains a constant average density with matter created to fill the void left by galaxies that are receding from each other
space program
Noun
a technological program intended to explore outer space
schedule
Noun
a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to
schedule
Noun
an ordered list of times at which things are planned to occur
schedule
Verb
plan for an activity or event
schedule
Verb
make a schedule
string theory
Noun
(particle physics) a theory that postulates that subatomic particles are one-dimensional strings
schema
Noun
a schematic or preliminary plan
schema
Noun
an internal representation of the world
scheme
Noun
a schematic or preliminary plan
scheme
Noun
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
scheme
Noun
an internal representation of the world
scheme
Noun
a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
scheme
Noun
a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
scheme
Verb
form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
scheme
Verb
devise a system or form a scheme for
stock purchase plan
Noun
an organized plan for employees of a company to buy shares of its stock
sine qua non
Noun
a prerequisite
self-evident truth
Noun
an assumption that is basic to an argument
shahadah
Noun
the first pillar of Islam is an affirmation of faith
single-member system
Noun
based on the principle of having only one member (as of a legislature) selected from each electoral district
salat
Noun
the second pillar of Islam is prayer
scrutin uninomial system
Noun
based on the principle of having only one member (as of a legislature) selected from each electoral district
salaat
Noun
the second pillar of Islam is prayer
scrutin uninominal voting system
Noun
based on the principle of having only one member (as of a legislature) selected from each electoral district
salah
Noun
the second pillar of Islam is prayer
salaah
Noun
the second pillar of Islam is prayer
scrutin de liste
Noun
based on the principle of proportional representation
scrutin de liste system
Noun
based on the principle of proportional representation
strategy
Noun
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
strategy
Noun
the branch of military science dealing with military command and the planning and conduct of a war