Glossary
981 plain-language definitions spanning every OgbonLab textbook, from algebra and proof through seismic interpretation, geostatistics, and machine learning. Pick a category to browse, or follow any term to the lessons where it is taught.
Geostatistics
anti-clustered, bimodal facies, block kriging, cdf, cell declustering
Statistics
aic, alternative hypothesis, asymptotic normality, bca, benjamini-hochberg
Machine Learning
accuracy, anomaly detection, auc, bias-variance tradeoff, classification
Probability
addition principle, bayes theorem, bernoulli, beta, binomial
Seismic Interpretation
4d amplitude difference, 4d time shift, acoustic impedance, anisotropy, attribute
Seismic Processing
adaptive subtraction, adjoint, amplitude fidelity, autocorrelation, ava
Geology
anticline, carbonate, carbonate platform, channel, charge
Deep Learning
activation function, adam, autoencoder, backpropagation, batch
Physics-Informed Neural Networks
autograd, automatic differentiation, boundary loss, causality violation, classical fwi recovery
Algebra
abelian, absolute value, associative, character, closed (under an operation)
Set Theory
axiom of choice, banach-tarski paradox, cantor diagonal, cantor-schröder-bernstein, cardinality
Numbers and Number Theory
bezout coefficients, complex number, composite, congruence mod n, congruent modulo n
Logic and Quantifiers
arbitrary, biconditional, bound variable, bounded existential, bounded quantifier
Seismic Acquisition
accelerometer, air gun, aperture, azimuth, bin
Proof Techniques
bernoulli inequality, case analysis, circular chain, conclusion, constructive proof
Real Analysis
cauchy-mvt, continuous, continuous-at-point, continuous-on-set, delta
Functions
bijection, bijective, codomain, composition, composition of functions
Geometry
angle, angular excess, coordinates, cosine, degree
Wave Physics
amplitude, bandwidth, direct arrival, dominant frequency, free-surface multiple
Linear Algebra
basis, characteristic equation, characteristic-equation, cofactor, determinant
Relations and Orders
antisymmetric, composition of relations, domain of a relation, equivalence class, equivalence relation
Algorithms and Complexity
bfs tree, binomial theorem, chain, decision problem, decision tree
Calculus
accumulation-function, arc length, boundary value problem, coordinate function, derivative
Topology
basis (topology), boundary, closed set, compact, euler characteristic
Regression
adjusted r-squared, f-test, glm, hat matrix, heteroscedasticity
Bayesian Statistics
bayes factor, bic, conjugate prior, credible interval, empirical bayes
Complex Numbers
analytic, argument, cauchy-riemann, conformal, conjugate
Experimental Design
blocking, file drawer, harking, open science framework, p-hacking
Fourier Analysis
convolution, convolution theorem, dirichlet conditions, fourier coefficient, fourier series
Partial Differential Equations
antinode, dalembert formula, dirichlet problem, heat equation, laplace equation
Causal Inference
ate, att, backdoor criterion, confounding, dag
Vector Calculus and Differential Forms
circulation, curl, divergence, flux, gradient
Differential Geometry
angular defect, curvature, gauss-bonnet theorem, normal section, osculating circle
Ordinary Differential Equations
differential equation, homogeneous, initial value problem, integrating factor, linear
Measure Theory
borel sigma-algebra, cantor set, lebesgue measure, measurable function, null set
Discrete Mathematics
arithmetic sequence, induction, permutation, pigeonhole principle, summation
Integral Transforms
congruence, dilation, isometry, reflection, rotation
Machine Learning for Geoscience
forward operator, lithology prediction, seismic facies classification, variety, veracity