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1 indirect least-square method
Общая лексика: косвенный метод наименьших квадратовУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > indirect least-square method
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2 method
метод; процедура; способ- antithetic variate method - average ordinate method - average range method - binary search method - conjugate directions method - conjugate gradient method - control chart method - conventional milling method - correlation function method - decision function method - differential control method - Feynman diagram method - first approximation method - gradient projection method - iterative method - large sample method - large sieve method - least-squares regression method - less than fully efficient method - linearly implicit method - method of adjoint gradient - method of algebraic addition - method of alternating directions - method of balanced blocks - method of complex numbers - method of confidence intervals - method of conformal mappings - method of conjugate directions - method of conjugate gradients - method of cyclic descent - method of detached coefficients - method of disjunction of cases - method of divided differences - method of electrical images - method of elimination of quantifiers - method of empty ball - method of extreme values - method of false position - method of feasible directions - method of finite differences - method of first approximation - method of first entrance - method of fitting constants - method of fixed points - method of full enumeration - method of generating functions - method of geometric exhaustion - method of indefinite coefficients - method of infinite descent - method of interval bisection - method of least absolute values - method of least distance - method of least likelihood - method of maximum likelihood - method of means and standard deviations - method of medians and extreme values - method of minimal change - method of minimal variance - method of mirror reflections - method of moving frame - method of multiple comparison - method of orthogonal projections - method of paired associates - method of paired comparisons - method of phase integrals - method of projecting cones - method of proportional parts - method of rotating factors - method of semantic tableaux - method of separation of variables - method of simulaneous displacements - method of stationary phase - method of statistical differentials - method of statistical inference - method of steep variations - method of steepest ascent - method of stochastic approximation - method of straightforward iteration - method of successive displacements - method of successive divisions - method of successive elimination - method of transfinite induction - method of unweighted means - method of variable differences - method of variation of parameters - method of weighted residuals - optimum method - parallel tangents method - precision method - random walk method - recursive method - reduced gradient method - reflected wave method - relative method of measurement - sampling method by variables - statistical sampling method - steepest descent method - time average method -
3 method
метод; способ; средство; приём; технология; система; порядокconstant casing pressure method — метод борьбы с выбросом поддержанием постоянного давления в затрубном пространстве
displacement method of plugging — цементирование через заливочные трубы (без пробок, с вытеснением цементного раствора буровым)
gas-drive liquid propane method — процесс закачки в пласт газа под высоким давлением с предшествующим нагнетанием жидкого пропана
single core dynamic method — динамический метод определения относительной проницаемости по отдельному образцу
transient method of electrical prospecting — метод электроразведки, использующий неустановившиеся электрические явления
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метод; способ; приёмbullhead well control method — способ глушения скважины с вытеснением пластового флюида в пласт из кольцевого пространства
constant bottomhole pressure well control method — способ глушения скважины при постоянном забойном давлении
driller's well control method — способ глушения скважины с раздельным удалением пластового флюида и сменой бурового раствора
one-circulation well control method — способ глушения скважины с одновременным удалением пластового флюида и сменой бурового раствора
reliability matrix index method — метод контроля за обеспечением надёжности путём задания показателей надёжности
two-circulation well control method — способ глушения скважины с разделёнными удалением пластового флюида и сменой бурового раствора
Vlugter method of structural group analysis — структурно-групповой метод анализа (углеводородов) по Флюгтеру
wait and weight well-control method — способ глушения скважины с одновременным удалением пластового флюида и сменой бурового раствора
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метод; способ; приём- method of assurancemethod for determination relative water wettability — метод определения относительной водосмачиваемости ( пород);
- method of borehole section correlation
- method of calculating gas reserves
- method of circles
- method of defining petroleum reserves
- method of defining reserves
- method of determining static corrections
- method of drilling
- method of drilling with hydraulic turbine downhole motor
- method of drilling with hydraulic turbine downhole unit
- method of estimating reserves
- method of evaluating petroleum reserves
- method of formation
- method of formation damage analysis
- method of formation heterogeneity analysis
- method of formation nonuniformity analysis
- method of increasing oil mobility
- method of limiting well production rate
- method of liquid saturation determination
- method of maintaining reservoir pressure
- method of maintaining reservoir pressure by air injection
- method of maintaining reservoir pressure by gas injection
- method of maintaining reservoir pressure by water injection
- method of measuring critical water saturation
- method of mirror
- method of operation
- method of planting
- method of sample taking
- method of sampling
- method of sharpening
- method of stimulating production
- method of strong formation explosions
- method of testing
- method of three coefficients
- airborne magnetometer method
- air-hammer drilling method
- airlift well operation method
- alcohol-slug method
- arc refraction method
- aromatic adsorption method
- average velocity method
- average velocity approximation method
- bailer method of cementing
- band method
- barrel per acre method
- Barthelmes method
- basic volume method of estimating reserves
- beam pumping well operation method
- blasthole method
- bomb method
- borderline method
- borehole method
- borehole wall consolidation method
- bottom-packer method
- bottom water isolation method
- bottom water shutoff method
- bottomhole pressure build-up method
- broadside refraction method
- cable tool percussion drilling method
- Cabot method
- building method
- bullhead well control method
- capillarimetric method for determination wettability
- carbonized water injection method
- casing method of cementing
- casing-pressure method
- catenary pipe laying method
- cementing method
- cetane test method
- charcoal method
- chemical method of borehole wall consolidation
- chemical method of borehole wall lining
- circulating method
- clean recirculation method
- cold method of oil fractionation
- combination drilling method
- common-depth-point method
- common-midpoint method
- common-reflection-point method
- compressional-wave method
- concurrent method
- concurrent method of well killing
- constant bottomhole pressure well control method
- constant casing pressure method
- constant pit level method
- continuous-correlation method
- continuous-profiling method
- controlled directivity reception method
- converted wave method
- copper dish method
- correlation method of refracted waves
- correlation refraction method
- countercirculation-wash-boring method
- crosshole method
- cube method
- curved-path method
- cyclic steam-soaking secondary oil recovery method
- cycloidal ray-path method
- cylinder method
- deep-hole method
- deep-refraction method
- delay-and-sum method
- derrick assembling method
- derrick erection method
- desalting method
- development method
- dewatering method
- diesel cetane method
- differential liberation method
- diffraction stack method
- dipole profiling method
- direct method of orientation
- directional survey method
- dispersed gas injection method
- displacement method of plugging
- distillation method
- distillation method of liquid saturation determination
- double control method
- downhole method
- downhole sucker-rod pump well operation method
- down-the-hole induced polarization method
- drill steam method of coke removal
- driller's method
- driller's well control method
- drilling method
- drilling-in method
- dual coil ratiometer method
- effusion method
- electrical method of geophysical prospecting
- electrical-audibility method
- electrical-exploration method
- electrical-logging method
- electrical-prospecting method
- electrical-sounding method
- electrical-surveying method
- electrochemical method of borehole wall consolidation
- electrochemical method of borehole wall lining
- electromagnetic method of orientation
- electromagnetic-exploration method
- electromagnetic-prospecting method
- electromagnetic-profiling method
- electromagnetic-sounding method
- electromagnetic-surveying method
- enhanced recovery method
- enriched gas injection method
- Eshka method
- evaporation method of measuring critical water saturation
- exploration method
- exploration prospecting survey method
- exploration seismic method
- explosion drilling method
- explosion seismic method
- express method
- express method of production calculation
- filter-and-sum method
- fire flooding method
- firing line method
- first-break method
- first-event method
- float-and-chains method
- float-on method
- formation evaluation method
- four-point control method
- fracture method
- freepoint-string shot method
- freezing method
- freezing point depression method
- from-bottom-upward method of derrick assembling
- from-top-downward method of derrick assembling
- frontal advance gas-oil displacement method
- Galician method
- gamma-ray method
- gas blow-around method
- gas-chromatography method
- gas-drive liquid propane method
- gaslift well operation method
- gas-production test method
- gas-recovery method
- geological petroleum exploration method
- geological petroleum prospecting method
- geophysical petroleum exploration method
- grasshopper pipeline coupling method
- gravity method of geophysical prospecting
- gravity exploration method
- heat injection secondary oil recovery method
- hectare method of estimating reserves
- hesitation method
- high-pressure dry gas injection method
- high-resolution method
- hit-and-miss method
- holoseismic method
- horizontal-loop method
- hot-water drive method
- hydraulic drilling method
- hydraulic fracturing method
- hydraulic hammer drilling method
- hydraulic jet drilling method
- hydrodynamic method of calculating oil production
- hydrodynamic drilling method
- ice-plug method
- image method
- indirect method of orientation
- induction logging method
- infiltration method
- injection flow method
- in-situ combustion method
- interval change method
- isolation method
- isoline method of reserves estimation
- Kiruna method
- knock intensity method
- lamp method
- lean mixture rating method
- liquid solvent injection method
- logging method
- long-hole method
- long-interval method
- long-wire transmitter method
- luminescent-bitumen method
- magnesium-hydroxide method
- magnetic method of geophysical prospecting
- magnetic-exploration method
- magnetic-flaw detection method
- magnetic-particle method
- magnetic-particle flaw detection method
- magnetoelectrical control method
- magnetometrical method
- magnetotelluric method
- magnetotelluric-exploration method
- magnetotelluric-sounding method
- maintenance method
- mercury injection method of measuring critical water saturation
- micrometric method of rock analysis
- microseismic method
- migration method
- mining method
- moving-plug method of cementing
- moving-source method
- mud-balance method
- mudcap method
- mudflush drilling method
- multiple detection method
- nonionic surfactant water solution injection method
- nonreplacement method
- Norwegian method
- oil drive method
- oil production method
- oil recovery method
- oil withdrawal method
- one-agent borehole wall consolidation method
- one-agent borehole wall lining method
- one-circulation well control method
- outage method
- oxygen-bomb method
- parabolic method
- passive method
- pattern method
- pattern-type gas injection method
- penetration method
- penetrating fluid method
- percussion method
- perforation method
- Perkins method
- phase-velocity method
- physicochemical method of borehole wall consolidation
- physicochemical method of borehole wall lining
- picric acid method
- pipe-bridge method
- pipe-driving method
- pipeline-assembly method
- pipeline-coupling method
- placement method
- plane front method
- plasma drilling method
- polarization method
- Poulter method
- pour point depression method
- pressure build-up method of formation damage analysis
- pressure build-up method of formation heterogeneity analysis
- pressure-drop method of estimating gas reserves
- primary oil recovery method
- probe method
- producing method
- producing well testing method
- production method
- production test method
- profiling method
- projected-vertical-plane method of orienting
- prospecting method
- pump-out method
- punching method
- radioactive method
- radioactive method of geophysical prospecting
- radio-direction-finder method
- ray-path method
- ray-stretching method
- ray-tracing method
- record presentation method
- recovery method
- rectilinear ray-path method
- reflection method
- reflection interpretation method
- refracted wave method
- refraction method
- refraction correlation method
- refraction interpretation method
- reliability method
- reliability matrix index method
- remedial cementing method
- replacement method
- repressuring method
- resistivity method
- restored-state method of measuring critical water saturation
- retort method of liquid saturation determination
- reversed refraction method
- ring-and-ball method
- rod tool percussion drilling method
- rodless pump well operation method
- roll-on method
- rope-and-drop pull method
- rotary drilling method
- rotation drilling method
- sampling method
- sand jet method
- saturation method
- saturation method of pore volume measurement
- secondary oil recovery method
- sectional method of pipeline assembly
- sectional pipe-coupling method
- sectorial pipe-coupling method
- sedimentology method of measuring particle size distribution
- seismic method
- seismic method of geophysical prospecting
- seismic-detection method
- seismic-exploration method
- seismic-identification method
- seismic-interpretation method
- seismic-reflection method
- seismic-refraction method
- self-potential method
- sequence firing method
- shear-wave method
- short-hole method
- shot-drilling method
- shot-popping method
- side-tracking method
- side-wall coring method
- single-core dynamic method
- single-fold continuous-coverage method
- slalom-line method
- small-bore deep-hole method
- soap suds method
- sounding method
- spontaneous polarization method
- squeeze cementing method
- squeezing method
- standardizing performance method
- standby method
- stationary liquid method of relative permeability determination
- statistical method of calculating oil production
- statistical method of estimating reserves
- steam oil drive method
- stepwise method of McCabe and Thiele
- stimulation method
- stove pipe method
- stove pipe flange method of rolling beams
- straight ray-path method
- subsurface method of geophysical prospecting
- suction method of cleaning
- summation method
- surface method of geophysical prospecting
- surface-wave method
- swabbing method
- swinging-gage method
- tertiary oil recovery method
- testing method
- thermal-acid formation treatment method
- thermal-recovery method
- thickened water injection method
- three-dimensional seismic method
- thumper method
- top-packer method
- towing method
- transient method of electrical prospecting
- transmitted wave method
- transposed method
- triaxial test method
- tubing method of cementing
- two-agent borehole wall consolidation method
- two-agent borehole wall lining method
- two-circulation well control method
- ultrasonic method
- ultrasonic flaw detection method
- variable-area method
- velocity-analysis method
- vertical loop method
- Vibroseis method
- Vlugter method of structural group analysis
- volume method of estimating reserves
- volume-statistical method of estimating reserves
- volume-weight method of estimating reserves
- volumetric method of estimating reserves
- volumetric-genetic method of estimating reserves
- wait-and-weight well-control method
- Walker's method
- wash-and-drive method
- washing method
- water flooding method
- water influx location method
- weathering computation method
- weight-drop method
- weight-saturation method
- well-casing method
- well-completion method
- well-control method
- well-drill method
- well-geophone method
- well-operation method
- well-shooting method
- well-testing method
- wireline method
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4 method
метод, способ; система; методикаaffected sibs method — метод неродственных [гистонесовместимых] сибсов ( метод анализа HLA-гаплотипов)
albumin method — альбуминовый метод (реакция агглютинации резус-положительных эритроцитов для определения титра блокирующих антител)
ammonium sulfate avidity index method — сульфатаммонийный метод определения показателя авидности ( антител)
anticomplement method — антикомплементный метод (выявления белков с использованием комплемента и комплементсвязывающих антител)
bridged avidin-biotin method — «мостиковый» авидин-биотиновый метод, ( иммуноферментный) метод с биотин-авидиновым усилением
bulk depletion methods — методы тотальной [исчерпывающей] элиминации (напр. лимфоцитов); методы тотального истощения ( клеточной популяции)
carbonyl iron treatment method — метод обработки карбонильным железом ( метод выделения лимфоцитов из крови)
cascade immunization method — метод каскадной иммунизации ( метод иммунизации различными антигенами в определённой последовательности)
Chou-Fasman method — (предикативный) метод Чоу-Фасмана ( для расчёта наиболее вероятной вторичной структуры белков)
class-capture method — ( иммуноферментный) метод с захватом класс-специфических иммуноглобулинов
concentrated immunization method — метод интенсивной иммунизации дробными дозами ( антигена), метод «концентрированного удара»
double-antibody method — метод двойных антител, сэндвич-метод
dye-binding method — метод связывания красителя, метод фиксации красителя
EAC-rosette method — метод EAC-розеток (с использованием бараньих эритроцитов, специфических антител и комплемента)
EA-rosette method — метод EA-розеток ( с использованием бараньих эритроцитов и специфических антител)
excess reagent methods — методы бесконкурентного анализа, методы анализа с бесконкурентным связыванием
Franklin-Duke method — безжелатиновый метод спермагглютинации, метод Франклина-Дьюка ( метод определения антиспермальных антител в сыворотке)
frustrated phagocytosis method — метод «незавершённого фагоцитоза» (метод анализа скорости дегрануляции нейтрофилов путём блокады процесса фагоцитоза агрегированного IgG на стадии секреции лизосомальных ферментов)
glutaraldehyde method — метод глютаральдегидных сшивок (метод конъюгирования небольших пептидов с белками-носителями с целью увеличения иммуногенности пептидов)
hapten help method — метод гаптеновой помощи, гаптен-хелперный метод
Heidelberger-Kabat method — метод Гейдельбергера-Кэбата ( метод количественной оценки бактериальных агглютининов)
immersion method — метод иммобилизации ( антител на твёрдой фазе в гибридомной технологии), иммерсионный метод
immune complex depletion method — метод элиминации иммунных комплексов, иммунокомплексный клиренс-метод
immunofluorescence method — метод флуоресцирующих антител, иммунофлуоресцентный метод
indirect immune complex depletion method — непрямой метод элиминации иммунных комплексов, непрямой иммунокомплексный клиренс-метод
kappa-lambda method — метод лёгких цепей (метод оценки клоногенности B-клеток по наличию либо kappa-, либо lambda-цепей)
Koski's method — метод Коски (для определения неспецифической эстеразной активности в тканях с использованием в качестве субстрата alpha-нафтилбутирата и p-розанилина)
Lambris-Ross method — метод Ламбри-Росса (ujметод получения C3b-субкомпонента комплемента путём гидролиза исходной молекулы C3 трипсином в присутствии активированной тиол-сефарозы)
limited reagent methods — методы конкурентного анализа, методы анализа с конкурентным связыванием
loop closing method — метод (молекулярной) динамики «закрытия петли» (метод изучения конформационных переходов в активном центре ферментов путём насыщения «карманов» субстратом)
Lowry method — метод Лоури, метод Фолина-Чикальтеу ( метод определения содержания белка с использованием реагента Фолина)
Maxam-Gilbert method — метод Maксама-Джильберта ( метод секвенирования ДНК с помощью последовательной химической деградации)
Medawar's method — метод Медавара, метод «двух стимулов» ( метод приготовления антилимфоцитарной антисыворотки)
method of nearest neighbour base frequencies — метод ( частоты встречаемости) ближайших соседей ( в нуклеотидной последовательности)
microplating method — метод микроразведений (напр. в культуре клеток)
nearest-neighbour method — метод (частоты встречаемости) ближайших соседей ( в нуклеотидной последовательности)
Nei-Gojobori method — метод Нея-Гожбори (компьютерный метод оценки частоты нуклеотидных замен в расчёте на одну замену с изменением смысла и одну замену без изменения смысла)
ninhydrin colorimetric method — цветная реакция с нингидрином, нингидриновый колориметрический метод
Parnas-Wagner method — метод Парнаса-Вагнера (микромодификация метода Кьельдаля для определения азота в комплексе антиген-антитело)
plate count method — чашечный метод подсчёта, метод пластинчатых разведений
plate lysate method — метод лизиса в чашках; метод планшет-лизатов, метод Маниатиса ( метод выделения фаговой ДНК)
primer-extension method — метод удлинения затравки [праймера] ( метод получения ДНК-копий на матрице мРНК)
priming method — метод с затравкой, прайминг-метод
profile method — метод профилей (метод сравнительной оценки эволюционной близости двух белков на основе данных об их аминокислотных последовательностях)
Rinkel's method — метод Ринкеля (метод лечения аллергозов путём многократных инъекций небольших доз аллергена в течение длительного срока)
roll-bottle method — метод вращающихся колб, роллерный метод ( культивирования)
roll immunoblot method — роллер-иммуноблоттинг ( метод получения иммунных отпечатков с использованием роллера)
roll-tube method — метод вращающихся пробирок, роллерный метод
rosette method — метод розеткообразования, метод розеток
Rowe's method — радиоиммунодиффузия, метод Руа
sandwich method — метод двойных антител, сэндвич-метод
size-filtration method — метод гель-фильтрации, метод гель-хроматографии
spinhaler method — бронхопровокация, бронхопровокационная проба, аэрозольный тест
spinner-culture method — метод вращающихся пробирок, роллерный метод
Sprent's method — метод Спрента (метод оценки интенсивности реакции «трансплантат против хозяина» по пролиферации донорских клеток)
stationary culture method — метод стационарных ( клеточных) культур
Steinman-based methods — методы Стейнмана (методы выделения дендритных клеток и макрофагов из паренхиматозных органов, основанные на последовательной адгезии с утратой, в итоге, адгезивных свойств)
Tsuda's method — метод Суды (для определения секреции лизоцима в клеточных культурах с использованием клеток Micrococcus lysodeikticus)
two-pulse method — метод «двух стимулов», метод Медавара ( метод приготовления антилимфоцитарной антисыворотки)
Uhlenguth's method — ( преципитационная) методика Уленгута ( для биологического дифференцирования белков); ( судебно-медицинский) тест Уленгута
Westphal-Jann method — метод Вестфола-Джанна ( метод экстракции липополисахарида на границе раздела фаз фенол-вода)
Wu-Kabat method — метод Ву-Кэбата (метод оценки вариабельности антигенов главного комплекса гистосовместимости)
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5 method
1) метод; способ2) технология3) система4) порядок•- teach-yourself method
- absorption method
- access method
- access-oriented method
- acoustic emission method
- analytical method
- annotation method
- approximation method
- basic index sequence access method
- block indexing method of spacing
- block method
- block-tooling method
- bottom-up method
- boundary-element method
- BTR method
- c/c method
- calibration method
- cascade access method
- climb feed method
- coating method
- coding/classification method
- communication access method
- complementary method of measurement
- continuous-dress creep feed method
- control method
- copying method
- creep feed method
- cubic spline method
- cut-and-try method
- DDA method
- definitive method of measurement
- Delphi method
- dexel method
- diamond grinding/lapping method
- differential method of measurement
- Doppler selection method
- double doping method
- downfeed method
- dummy-load method
- finite elements method
- Fisher's method
- flow line method
- form-copying method
- form-generating method
- gagematic method
- gang method of planing
- generalized method
- generating method
- gradient method
- humanly transparent method
- in-cut method
- indexed sequential access method
- indirect generating method
- inspection method
- iteration method
- least square method
- locating method
- LS method
- magnetic-particle method
- manufacturing method
- maximum likelihood method
- Maxweel-Mohr method
- method of assembly connection
- method of item assembling
- method of measurement without contact
- method of measurement
- method of measurements by coincidence
- method of measurements by comparison against an actual measure
- modified roll method
- Monte Carlo method
- multicriterion design method
- noncontact method of measuring
- nondestructive method of testing
- null method of measurement
- out-cut method
- pecking method
- pilot discharge method
- pilot pulse method
- plunge-cut method
- point-to-point method
- probabilistic method
- problem-solving method
- processing method
- production method
- profile method of measurement of the surface roughness
- pulse-echo method
- qualitative safeguards methods
- quantative method
- questionary method
- rack-planing method
- rank correlation method
- reduction methods
- resident access method
- rolling method
- safety methods
- search-step method
- sequential access method
- sizematic method
- standard manufacturing methods
- step-by-step method
- stepwise method
- stored-program method
- structured method
- stylus method
- substitution method of measurement
- substitution method
- teaching playback method
- telemetering method
- test method
- tooling method
- top-down method
- tracer method of determining surface quality
- traverse method of grinding
- trial-and-error method
- unit-load method
- up-feed method
- value engineering method
- working method
- X-ray method
- zero method of measurement
- zero-deflection methodEnglish-Russian dictionary of mechanical engineering and automation > method
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1) метод; приём; способ2) методика3) технология4) система•- accelerated strength testing method-
benching method-
bullhead well control method-
electrical-surveying method-
electromagnetic surveying method-
long-wire transmitter method-
operational method-
rule of thumb method-
straight flange method of rolling beams-
symbolical method-
tee-test method-
testing method-
triangulation method-
value-iteration method
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