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federal securities lawnounMWEConsists of a handful of laws passed between 1933 and 1940, as well as legislation enacted in 1970. The federal laws stem from Congress's power to regulate interstate commerce. Therefore the laws are generally limited to transactions involving transportation or communication using interstate commerce or the mail.verified
Federal Tax LiennounMWElien of the United States on all property of a taxpayer who fails to pay the federal government the taxes for which he or she is liableverified
Federated LearningnounMWEAn approach to machine learning which addresses problems of data governance and privacy by training algorithms collaboratively without transferring the data to a central location. Each federated device trains on data locally and shares its local model parameters instead of sharing the training data. Different federated learning systems have different topologies that involve different ways of sharing parameters.verified
Fedwire Funds ServicenounMWEThe Federal Reserve Banks' high-speed electronic funds transfer system. As a real-time gross settlement system, the Fedwire® Funds Service processes and settles individual payments between participants immediately in central bank money. Once processed, these payments are final.verified
Fedwire Securities ServicenounMWEThe Federal Reserve Banks' high-speed electronic payments system for maintaining securities accounts and for effecting securities transfers. The Fedwire® Securities Service provides a real-time, delivery-versus-payment (DVP), gross settlement system that allows for the immediate, simultaneous transfer of securities against payment. Once processed, securities transfers are final.verified
Feedback CircuitnounMWEa circuit that feeds back some of the output to the input of a systemverified
Feedback LoopnounMWEdescribes the process of leveraging the output of an AI system and corresponding end-user actions in order to retrain and improve models over time. The AI-generated output (predictions or recommendations) are compared against the final decision (for example, to perform work or not) and provides feedback to the model, allowing it to learn from its mistakes.verified
Feeder LinenounMWEa branching path off of a main transportation line (especially an airline)verified
Feeling of MovementnounMWEthe perception of body position and movement and muscular tensions etcverified
Felled SeamnounMWEseam made by turning under or folding together and stitching the seamed materials to avoid rough edgesverified
Fellow FeelingnounMWEsharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)verified
Fellow MembernounMWEone of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)verified
Fellow TravellernounMWEsympathetic non-member of a political party, often the Communist Partyverified
Felt FungusnounMWEfungus that frequently encircles twigs and branches of various trees especially citrus trees in southern United Statesverified
Female ParentnounMWEa woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)verified
Femoral NervenounMWEone of a pair of nerves that originate from lumbar nerves and supply the muscles and skin of the anterior part of the thighverified
Fen OrchidnounMWEsmall terrestrial orchid of eastern North America and Europe having two nearly basal leaves and dull yellow-green racemose flowersverified
Fen OrchisnounMWEsmall terrestrial orchid of eastern North America and Europe having two nearly basal leaves and dull yellow-green racemose flowersverified
Fence LizardnounMWEspiny lizard often seen basking on fences in the United States and northern Mexicoverified
Feng ShuinounMWErules in Chinese philosophy that govern spatial arrangement and orientation in relation to patterns of yin and yang and the flow of energy (qi)verified
Fern RhapisnounMWEsmall graceful palm with reedlike stems and leaf bases clothed with loose coarse fibersverified
Fertile PeriodnounMWEthe time in the menstrual cycle when fertilization is most likely to be possible (7 days before to 7 days after ovulation)verified