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adjustment
Found in thesaurus: betterment, improvement, advance, change, calibration, standardisation, standardization, biological process, organic process, recompense
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adjustment
n.
adjusting, adaptation; state of being adjusted; settlement of an insurance claim
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Adjustment
Adjustment may refer to:
- Adjustment (law), with several meanings
- Adjustment (psychology), the process of balancing conflicting needs
- Adjustment of observations, in mathematics, a method of solving an overdetermined system of equations
- Calibration, in metrology
- Spinal adjustment, in chiropractic practice
- In statistics, compensation for confounding variables
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adjustment
Noun
1. making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
(synonym) accommodation, fitting
(hypernym) improvement, betterment, advance
(hyponym) shakedown
(derivation) adjust, conform, adapt
2. the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
(synonym) alteration, modification
(hypernym) change
(hyponym) loosening, laxation
(derivation) adjust
3. the act of adjusting something to match a standard
(synonym) registration, readjustment
(hypernym) calibration, standardization, standardisation
(hyponym) alignment
(derivation) adjust, set, correct
4. the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)
(synonym) adaptation
(hypernym) organic process, biological process
(hyponym) acclimatization, acclimatisation, acclimation
(derivation) adjust, conform, adapt
5. an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances; "an allowance for profit"
(synonym) allowance
(hypernym) recompense
(hyponym) cost-of-living allowance
(derivation) adjust
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adjustment
Rzecz.
poprawka; dostosowanie (się)
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Adjustment
(n.)
The operation of bringing all the parts of an instrument, as a microscope or telescope, into their proper relative position for use; the condition of being thus adjusted; as, to get a good adjustment; to be in or out of adjustment.
The operation of bringing all the parts of an instrument, as a microscope or telescope, into their proper relative position for use; the condition of being thus adjusted; as, to get a good adjustment; to be in or out of adjustment.
(n.)
The act of adjusting, or condition of being adjusted; act of bringing into proper relations; regulation.
The act of adjusting, or condition of being adjusted; act of bringing into proper relations; regulation.
(n.)
Settlement of claims; an equitable arrangement of conflicting claims, as in set-off, contribution, exoneration, subrogation, and marshaling.
Settlement of claims; an equitable arrangement of conflicting claims, as in set-off, contribution, exoneration, subrogation, and marshaling.
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