vincentization

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noun

The technique of averaging three or more subjects' estimated or elicited quantile functions in order to define group quantiles from which F can be constructed.

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Meanings

nounvincentization (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemathematicsThe technique of averaging three or more subjects' estimated or elicited quantile functions in order to define group quantiles from which F can be constructed.

Origin

From Vincent + -ization, after biologist S. B. Vincent (1912), who used a similar technique to construct learning curves.

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vincentization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vincentization

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“vincentization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vincentization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vincentization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vincentization.

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