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F statistic

[statistics] A ratio of variances, calculated from a sample of data and used to provide information about a whole dataset. […]

F test

[statistics] A statistical test for determining the probability that the variances of two different samples are the same. The F

face

[Euclidean geometry] A planar surface of a geometric shape, bounded by edges.

facility

[ESRI software] In ArcGIS Network Analyst, a network location used in closest facility and service area analyses.

false easting

[map projections] The linear value added to all x-coordinates of a map projection so that none of the values in

false northing

[map projections] The linear value added to all y-coordinates of a map projection so that none of the values in

feature

[cartography] A representation of a real-world object on a map.

feature class

[ESRI software] In ArcGIS, a collection of geographic features with the same geometry type (such as point, line, or polygon),

feature data

[ESRI software] Data that represents geographic features as geometric shapes.

feature dataset

[ESRI software] In ArcGIS, a collection of feature classes stored together that share the same spatial reference; that is, they

feature displacement

[graphics map display] The movement of features that would otherwise overprint or conflict with other features. For example, if a

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