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measures of similarity and dissimilarity — See association coefficients … Dictionary of sociology
association coefficients — consist of a number used to indicate the degree to which two variables or attributes are related. Two basic types are covariation measures and dis/similarity measures. Covariation measures (such as the Pearsonian product moment correlation, r)… … Dictionary of sociology
Musical similarity — is a certain similarity between two or more musical fragments. If these fragments are from one musical piece a musical similarity implies a repetition of the first occurring fragment. As well, eventually, the similarity does not occur by direct… … Wikipedia
Interpersonal attraction — (known as biological attraction in animals) is the attraction between people which leads to friendships and romantic relationships. The study of interpersonal attraction is a major area of study in social psychology. In a colloquial sense,… … Wikipedia
Women in the workforce — Part of a series on Women in Society … Wikipedia
alkali metal — Chem. any of the group of univalent metals including potassium, sodium, lithium, rubidium, cesium, and francium, whose hydroxides are alkalis. [1880 85] * * * Any of the six chemical elements in the leftmost group of the periodic table (lithium,… … Universalium
Chemical similarity — (or molecular similarity) refers to the similarity of chemical elements, molecules or chemical compounds with respect to either structural or functional qualities, i.e. the effect that the chemical compound has on reaction partners in anorganic… … Wikipedia
Shot transition detection — (or simply Shot detection) is a field of research of video processing. Its subject is the automated detection of transitions between shots in digital video with the purpose of temporal segmentation of videos. Contents 1 Use 2 Basic technical… … Wikipedia
Human genetic variation — is the natural variation in gene frequencies observed between the genomes of individuals or groups of humans. Variation can be measured at both the individual level (differences between individual people) and at the population level, i.e.… … Wikipedia
Zygosity — refers to the genetic condition of a zygote. In genetics, zygosity describes the similarity or dissimilarity of DNA between homologous chromosomes at a specific allelic position or gene. The terms homozygous, heterozygous and hemizygous are used… … Wikipedia
