What is first and Second order Dependence?

Join the discussion
Ask a follow-up here, or get your own question answered by working scientists, mathematicians and engineers — people, not an autocomplete.
Real named experts · corrections over time · the nuance an AI answer skips
Sign up Log in
2 replies · 4K views
vanitymdl
Messages
64
Reaction score
0
Can someone please explain to me what it means what they say a model is "first and second order dependence?"
 
on Phys.org
vanitymdl said:
Can someone please explain to me what it means what they say a model is "first and second order dependence?"
Can you provide some context, e.g. do you mean first order logic or second order cybernetics, where the term cybernetics is more of historical reason? Or something like direct and indirect dependency?
 

Similar threads

Graduate Second-order arithmetic
  • Demystifier
  • · Replies 34 ·
  • Set Theory, Logic, Probability, Statistics
2
Replies
34
Views
5K
Graduate Second order logic and completeness
  • jordi
  • · Replies 11 ·
  • Set Theory, Logic, Probability, Statistics
Replies
11
Views
3K
Undergrad What Are Examples of Alternate Orderings in Mathematics?
  • gmax137
  • · Replies 2 ·
  • Set Theory, Logic, Probability, Statistics
Replies
2
Views
2K
Undergrad About the undecidability of first-order-logic
  • olgerm
  • · Replies 26 ·
  • Set Theory, Logic, Probability, Statistics
Replies
26
Views
4K
Undergrad Supremum of a set, relations and order
  • lys04
  • · Replies 35 ·
  • Set Theory, Logic, Probability, Statistics
2
Replies
35
Views
5K
Undergrad On the meaning of logical implication within specific context/models
  • cianfa72
  • · Replies 22 ·
  • Set Theory, Logic, Probability, Statistics
Replies
22
Views
5K
Undergrad Please Explain (actually explain) The Monty Hall Problem
  • Timbre
  • · Replies 131 ·
  • Set Theory, Logic, Probability, Statistics
5
Replies
131
Views
15K
High School Central Limit Theorem: How does sample size affect the sampling distribution?
  • Agent Smith
  • · Replies 31 ·
  • Set Theory, Logic, Probability, Statistics
2
Replies
31
Views
5K
Undergrad Why the emphasis on first-order logic?
  • nomadreid
  • · Replies 9 ·
  • Set Theory, Logic, Probability, Statistics
Replies
9
Views
2K
Undergrad Statistical modeling and relationship between random variables
  • fog37
  • · Replies 7 ·
  • Set Theory, Logic, Probability, Statistics
Replies
7
Views
2K