collapsibility
- noun
- /kəˌlæp.səˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
- Specialized
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colapsabilidad
- The concept of collapsibility is crucial in ensuring the accuracy of statistical comparisons across different populations.
Examples
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Understanding the collapsibility of various statistical methods is essential for reliable data analysis in diverse study groups.
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Researchers measured the collapsibility of the model to confirm it produced the same results regardless of sample size.
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The collapsibility index of the IVC (IVCCI) has been frequently used serially for the assessment of patients' hemodynamic status.
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Upper airway narrowing, collapsibility, and resistance are recognized factors that contribute to snoring and obstructive sleep apnea.
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4. Upper airway narrowing, collapsibility, and resistance are recognized factors contributing to snoring and obstructive sleep apnea.
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Volume depletion in the circulating compartment can be assessed by ultrasonographic measurement of the diameter and collapsibility of the inferior vena cava.
Academic text (2016)
Surface Forms
Morphology
collapsibility = collapsible (opaque) = collapse + ible + ity
In the statistical sense the technical meaning ('invariance under aggregation') is a specialized metaphorical extension not directly inferable from the physical sense 'to collapse'.
Etymology
Collapsibility comes from the word collapse, which itself comes from Latin parts com- 'together' and labi 'to fall', so it originally means 'able to fall together'. In statistics, collapsibility is the idea that a measure stays the same when you bring groups together, which is why the origin helps explain the modern meaning.
