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signal

1 [remote sensing] Information conveyed via an electric current or electromagnetic wave. 2 [physics] The modulation of an electric current, […]

signal-to-noise ratio

[remote sensing] The ratio of the information content of a signal to its noninformation content (noise).

significance level

[statistics] In statistical testing, the probability of an incorrect rejection of the null hypotheses.

sill

[spatial statistics use for geostatistics] A parameter of a variogram or semivariogram model that represents a value that the variogram

simple edge feature

[ESRI software] In a geodatabase, a line feature that corresponds to a single network element in the logical network.

simple feature

[data models] A point, line, or polygon that is not part of a geometric network and is not an annotation

simple feature

[data models] A point, line, or polygon that is not part of a geometric network and is not an annotation

simple junction feature

[ESRI software] In a geodatabase, a junction feature that corresponds to a single network element in the logical network.

simple junction feature

[ESRI software] In a geodatabase, a junction feature that corresponds to a single network element in the logical network.

simple kriging

A kriging method in which the weights of the values do not sum to unity. Simple kriging uses the average

simple market area

An area defined by a generalized boundary drawn around the most distant set of customer points (a convex hull) that

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