Term: degree of freedom: one of the minimum number of parameters needed to describe the state of a physical system
Candidate hypernym: parameter: a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves → 1
Candidate hypernym: bitterness: a rough and bitter manner → 0
Candidate hypernym: christian science: Protestant denomination founded by Mary Baker Eddy in 1866 → 0
Candidate hypernym: gamine: a homeless girl who roams the streets → 0
Candidate hypernym: tiyin: 100 tiyin equal 1 som in Uzbekistan → 0
Candidate hypernym: prompt box: a booth projecting above the floor in the front of a stage where the prompter sits; opens toward the performers on stage → 0
Candidate hypernym: adalia: genus of ladybugs → 0
Candidate hypernym: sand sage: silver-haired shrub of central and southern United States and Mexico; a troublesome weed on rangelands → 0
Candidate hypernym: outgrowth: a natural consequence of development → 0
Candidate hypernym: assignment: the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another → 0
Candidate hypernym: crystal set: an early radio receiver using a crystal detector → 0