| seven | One more than six; six and one added; as, seven days make one week. Seven sciences. See the Note under Science. <astronomy> Seven stars, the Pleiades. Seven wonders of the world. See Wonders. <botany> Seven-year apple, a tropical climbing plant (Ipomoea tuberosa) related to the morning-glory. Origin: OE. Seven, seoven, seofen, AS. Seofon, seofan, seofen; akin to D. Zeven, OS, Goth, & OHG. Sibun, G. Sieben, Icel. Sjau, sjo, Sw. Sju, Dan. Syv, Lith. Septyni, Russ. Seme, W. Saith, Gael. Seachd, Ir. Seacht, L. Septem, Gr, Skr. Saptan. Cf. Hebdomad, Heptagon, September. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| seven-day fever | A fever resembling dengue occurring at the end of the summer in India. Synonym: seven-day fever. Synonym: hasamiyami. (05 Mar 2000) |
| degrees of freedom | In statistics, the number of independent comparisons that can be made between the members of a sample (e.g., subjects, test items and scores, trials, conditions); in a contingency table it is on e less than the number of row categories multiplied by one less than the number of column categories. (05 Mar 2000) |
| freedom | The rights of individuals to act and make decisions without external constraints. (12 Dec 1998) |