Variance
/ˈvɛər.i.əns/
noun … “how wildly values dance around their mean.”
Expectation Value
/ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən ˈvæl.juː/
noun … “the long-run average of chance.”
Random Variable
/ˈræn.dəm ˈveə.ri.ə.bəl/
noun … “a number that dances with chance.”
Probability Distribution
/prəˌbæb.əˈlɪ.ti dɪs.trɪˈbjuː.ʃən/
noun … “the blueprint of uncertainty.”
Dimensionality Reduction
/ˌdɪˌmɛn.ʃəˈnæl.ɪ.ti rɪˈdʌk.ʃən/
noun … “simplifying the world by keeping only what matters.”
Eigenvalue
/ˈaɪˌɡənˌvæl.juː/
noun … “the scale factor of a system’s intrinsic direction.”
Eigenvector
/ˈaɪˌɡənˌvɛk.tər/
noun … “the direction that refuses to bend under transformation.”
Covariance Matrix
/ˌkoʊ.vəˈriː.əns ˈmeɪ.trɪks/
noun … “a map of how variables wander together.”
Linear Algebra
/ˈlɪn.i.ər ˈæl.dʒə.brə/
noun … “the language of multidimensional space.”
Support Vector Machine
/səˈpɔːrt ˈvɛk.tər məˌʃiːn/
noun … “drawing the widest boundary that separates categories.”