Thursday, August 25, 2011

Word wall 8-25

educated guess - attempting to find an answer by applying additional knowledge, mathematics, and research.;  better than a blind guess or a flip the coin guess.

expense - the cost of doing something or getting something.

extensive - done with more detail, more preparation, more resources, or better tools.  Remodeling a kitchen is more extensive work than fixing a faucet.

hypothesis - an educated guess that is designed to be tested.

incidentals - small expenses that are unexpected or that are not planned for, such as bus fare, snacks, tips.

linear programming - the "programming" is a rigorous procedure for mathematically allocating resources; the "linear" refers to modeling processes and relationships with equations of the form y = mx + b or Ax + By = C

predict - to make an educated guess about a quantity or a behavior as you extend a table of data or extend a time frame.

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