Course Glossary


Here are some words that you should be familiar with for this course.

Unless otherwise noted, definitions from Wiktionary. CC BY SA

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Allusion

Usually a reference to a historical or religious event.

Noun

allusion (plural allusions)

  1. An indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned; a covert indication.

Analysis

Determining what the text says and why.

Noun

Analysis

analysis (countable and uncountableplural analyses)

(countable) Decomposition into components in order to study (a complex thing, concept, theory...).

  1. 2013 July-August, Philip J. Bushnell, “Solvents, Ethanol, Car Crashes & Tolerance”, American Scientist: 
    Surprisingly, this analysis revealed that acute exposure to solvent vapors at concentrations below those associated with long-term effects appears to increase the risk of a fatal automobile accident. Furthermore, this increase in risk is comparable to the risk of death from leukemia after long-term exposure to benzene, another solvent, which has the well-known property of causing this type of cancer.