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Matilija PoppynounMWEtall branching subshrub of California and Mexico often cultivated for its silvery-blue foliage and large fragrant white flowersverified
Matrimonial LawnounMWEthat branch of jurisprudence that studies the laws governing matrimonyverified
Matrimony VinenounMWEany of various shrubs or vines of the genus Lycium with showy flowers and bright berriesverified
Matrix InversionnounMWEdetermination of a matrix that when multiplied by the given matrix will yield a unit matrixverified
Matrix PrinternounMWEa printer that represents each character as a pattern of dots from a dot matrixverified
Matrix TranspositionnounMWEthe interchange of each row of a square matrix with the corresponding columnverified
Matter of FactnounMWEa disputed factual contention that is generally left for a jury to decideverified
Matter of LawnounMWEa disputed legal contention that is generally left for a judge to decideverified
Mature-Onset DiabetesnounMWEmild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adultsverified
Maturity-Onset DiabetesnounMWEmild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adultsverified
Maturity-Onset Diabetes MellitusnounMWEmild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adultsverified
Maul OaknounMWEmedium-sized evergreen of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico with oblong leathery often spiny-edged leavesverified
Maxillary ArterynounMWEeither of two arteries branching from the external carotid artery and supplying structure of the faceverified
Maximum and Minimum ThermometernounMWEthermometer that records the highest and lowest temperatures reached during a period of timeverified
Maximum Tolerable DowntimenounMWEThe amount of time mission/business processes can be disrupted without causing significant harm to the organization’s mission.verified
Mcnamara FallacynounMWEpresum[ing] that (A) quantitative models of reality are always more accurate than other models; (B) the quantitative measurements that can be made most easily must be the most relevant; and (C) factors other than those currently being used in quantitative metrics must either not exist or not have a significant influence on success. Also known as the quantitative fallacy.verified
Meadow BeautynounMWEany of several plants of the genus Rhexia usually having pink-purple to magenta flowersverified
Meadow BrightnounMWEswamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercupsverified
Meadow ButtercupnounMWEperennial European buttercup with yellow spring flowers widely naturalized especially in eastern North Americaverified
Meadow FescuenounMWEgrass with wide flat leaves cultivated in Europe and America for permanent pasture and hay and for lawnsverified
Meadow FoxtailnounMWEstout erect perennial grass of northern parts of Old World having silky flowering spikesverified
Meadow GoldenrodnounMWElarge North American goldenrod having showy clusters of yellow flowers on arching branchesverified
Meadow Jumping MousenounMWEwidely distributed in northeastern and central United States and Canadaverified
Meadow LilynounMWEcommon lily of the eastern United States having nodding yellow or reddish flowers spotted with brownverified
Meadow PeanounMWEscrambling perennial Eurasian wild pea having yellowish flowers and compressed seed podsverified
Meadow SaffronnounMWEbulbous autumn-flowering herb with white, purple or lavender-and-white flowersverified
Mean DeviationnounMWEthe arithmetic mean of the absolute values of deviations from the mean of a distributionverified
Mean Deviation From the MeannounMWEthe arithmetic mean of the absolute values of deviations from the mean of a distributionverified
Mean DistancenounMWEthe arithmetic mean of the maximum and minimum distances of a celestial body (satellite or secondary star) from its primaryverified
Mean Solar TimenounMWE(astronomy) time based on the motion of the mean sun (an imaginary sun moving uniformly along the celestial equator)verified
Mean SunnounMWEa theoretical sun that moves along the celestial equator at a constant speed and completes its annual course in the same amount of time the real sun takes at variable speedsverified
Mean ValuenounMWEan average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of nverified
Means GrassnounMWEtall perennial grass that spreads by creeping rhizomes and is grown for fodderverified
Means TestnounMWEan inquiry into the financial position of someone applying for financial aidverified
Measurement MethodnounMWElogical sequence of operations, described generically, used in quantifying an attribute with respect to a specified scaleverified
Measurement ModelnounMWEThe initial confirmatory factory analysis (CFA) model that underlies the structural model [that] tests the adequacy (as indexed by model fit) of the specified relations whereby indicators are linked to their underlying construct.verified
Measures of EffectivenessnounMWEMeasures of Effectiveness is a probability model based on engineering concepts that allows one to approximate the impact a give action will have on an environment. In Information warfare it is the ability to attack or defend within an Internet environment.verified
Measuring DevicenounMWEinstrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of somethingverified
Measuring InstrumentnounMWEinstrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of somethingverified
Measuring SystemnounMWEinstrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of somethingverified
Measuring WormnounMWEsmall hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segmentsverified