Adjustment may refer to:
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Adjustment (law)
According to the law, the term adjustment may appear in varied contexts, as a synonym for terms with unrelated definitions:
General Definition
Adjust:quoting BALLENTINE'S LAW DICTIONARY Copyright (c) 1969 Lexis Law Publishing, a division of Reed ...
, with several meanings
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Adjustment (psychology) In psychology, adjustment is that condition of a person who is able to adapt to changes in their physical, occupational, and social environment. In other words, adjustment refers to the behavioural process of balancing conflicting needs, or needs ch ...
, the process of balancing conflicting needs
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Adjustment of observations Least-squares adjustment is a model for the solution of an overdetermined system of equations based on the principle of least squares of observation residuals. It is used extensively in the disciplines of surveying, geodesy, and photogrammetry—th ...
, in mathematics, a method of solving an overdetermined system of equations
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Calibration
In measurement technology and metrology, calibration is the comparison of measurement values delivered by a device under test with those of a calibration standard of known accuracy. Such a standard could be another measurement device of kno ...
, in metrology
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Spinal adjustment, in chiropractic practice
*In statistics, compensation for
confounding variables
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Setting (disambiguation)
Setting may refer to:
* A location (geography) where something is set
* Set construction in theatrical scenery
* Setting (narrative), the place and time in a work of narrative, especially fiction
* Setting up to fail a manipulative technique to eng ...
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