dependence

Definition of dependence in English English dictionary: The state of being dependent, of relying upon another
He had a deep dependence on her for guidance.; An irresistible physical or psychological need, especially for a chemical substance
Her dependence on cocaine led to her ruin.; {n} connection, reliance; Physiological and/or psychological reliance on or addiction to a substance, which results from the recurrent use of the substance; characterized by mental and/or physical changes in the user, making it difficult to stop usage; If you talk about drug dependence or alcohol dependence, you are referring to a situation where someone is addicted to drugs or is an alcoholic. = addiction; The state of being influenced and determined by something; subjection (as of an effect to its cause); That which depends; anything dependent or suspended; anything attached a subordinate to, or contingent on, something else; An existing quarrel (A term used among swordsmen ) "Let us pause until I give you my opinion on this dependence for if we coolly examine the state of our dependence, we may the better apprehend whether the sisters three have doomed one of us to expiate the same with our blood " - Sir W Scott: The Monastery, chap xxi Depinges (2 syl ) or Deepings A breadth of netting to be sewed on a hoddy (net) to make it sufficiently large Sometimes the breadth is called a depth, and the act of sewing one depth on another is called deepening the net In 1574 the Dutch settlers at Yarmouth were required "to provide themselves with twine and depinges in foreign places "; a state in which a person is reliant on a drug Physical dependence is characterized by the onset of physical symptoms of withdrawal (e g , sweating, tremors) if a drug is abruptly stopped Psychological dependence (addiction) is a psychological syndrome characterized by drug craving, compulsive use and relapse after abstinence; That on which one depends or relies; as, he was her sole dependence; A corollary of dominance; a situation in which the LDCs have to rely on developed-country domestic and international economic policy to stimulate their own economic growth Dependence can also mean that the LDCs adopt developed-country education systems, technology, economic and political systems, attitudes, consumption patterns, dress, etc; The internal, psychologically felt wish or yearning for emotional (vs instrumental or task oriented) support, care, comfort, attention, nurturance, and similar responses from significant others Dependence in PARTheory also refers to the actual behavioral bids individals make for such responsiveness For young children these bids may include clinging to parents, whining or crying when parents unexpectedly depart, and seeking physical proximity with them when they return Older children and adults may express their need for positive response more symbolically --especially in times of distress-- by seeking reassurance, approval, or support, as well as comfort, affection, or solace from people who are important to them--particularly from parents for youths, and from nonparental significant others for adults Dependence in PARTheory is construed as a continuum, with independence defining one end of the continuum and dependence the other (See personality subtheory); You talk about the dependence of one thing on another when the first thing will be affected or determined by the second. the dependence of circulation on production; A corollary of dominance: A situation in which the LDC's have to rely on developed-country domestic and international economic policy to stimulate their own economic growth Dependence can also mean that the LDC's adopt developed (Western) education systems, technology, economic and political systems, attitudes, consumption patterns and dress etc; Your dependence on something or someone is your need for them in order to succeed or be able to survive. the city's traditional dependence on tourism = reliance; {i} reliance; trust; A relationship between two instructions that requires them to execute in program order Dependence is a property of a program See control dependence, data dependence, and name dependence; Subjection to the direction or disposal of another; inability to help or provide for one's self; A matter depending, or in suspense, and still to be determined; ground of controversy or quarrel; A resting with confidence; reliance; trust; (n ) The relationship of a calculation B to a calculation A if changes to A, or to the ordering of A and B, could affect B If A and B are calculations in a program, for example, then B is dependent on A if B uses values calculated by A There are four types of dependence: true dependence, where B uses values calculated by A; antidependence, where A uses values overwritten by B; output dependence, where A and B both write to the same variables; control dependence, where B's execution is controlled by values set in A Dependence is also used in message routing to mean that some activity X cannot proceed until another activity Y has completed For example, if X and Y are messages attempting to pass through a region with limited buffer space, and Y currently holds some or all of the buffer, X may depend on Y releasing some buffer space before proceeding; A relationship created with or accepted from other group members that puts the individual in a subordinate position; Mutual connection and support; concatenation; systematic inter-relation; being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs); lack of independence or self-sufficiency; A relationship between two different experimental results in which the first result does not directly influence the chances of the second result occurring, but instead, the two results are indirectly related because they are subject to influences from a common outside factor; A relation among program statements in which the results depend upon the order in which the statements are executed May prevent vectorization; The act or state of depending; state of being dependent; a hanging down or from; suspension from a support; reliance; dependance
density dependence: Regulation of population growth by mechanisms controlled by the size of the population; especially the curtailment of growth by crowding, predators and competition
depend: To rely on for support; to be conditioned or contingent; to be connected with anything, as a cause of existence, or as a necessary condition; — followed by on or upon, formerly by of
depend: To serve; to attend; to act as a dependent or retainer
depend: To hang in suspense; to be pending; to be undetermined or undecided; as, a cause depending in court
depend: To trust; to rest with confidence; to rely; to confide; to be certain; — with on or upon; as, we depend on the word or assurance of our friends; we depend on the mail at the usual hour
dependance: dependence
Science is the knowledge of consequences, and dependance of one fact upon another.
linear dependence: The state of being linearly dependent
linear dependence: A linear relation between some appropriate things
Plural: linear dependencies.
path dependence: A situation in which the outcome varies with the route taken
path dependence: The theory that a technological option selected by the market need not be the technologically best one, because of the traction obtained by an early-introduced, technologically inferior alternative option
depend: {v} to hang, from, rely on, trust to, rest
path dependence: Path-dependence is a phrase used to mean one of two things (Pierson 2004). Some authors use path-dependence to mean simply "history matters" - a broad conception - while others use it to mean that institutions are self reinforcing - a narrow conception. It is this narrow conception which has the most explanatory force and of which the discussions below are examples. The "history matters" claim is trivially true and reduces simply to "everything has causes"
resource dependence theory: (Bilim, İlim) The goal of an organization is to minimize its dependence on other organizations for the supply of scare resources and to find ways of influencing them to make resources available
resource dependence theory: Resource Dependence Theory (RDT) is the study of how the external resources of organizations affects the behavior of the organization
depend: have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis"
depend: To trust; to rest with confidence; to rely; to confide; to be certain; with on or upon; as, we depend on the word or assurance of our friends; we depend on the mail at the usual hour
depend: To trust; to rest with confidence; to rely; to confide; to be certain; - with on or upon; as, we depend on the word or assurance of our friends; we depend on the mail at the usual hour
depend: be contingent upon (something that is ellided); "That depends"
depend: To impend
depend: If you can depend on a person, organization, or law, you know that they will support you or help you when you need them. `You can depend on me,' Cross assured him. = rely
depend: You use depending on when you are saying that something varies according to the circumstances mentioned. I tend to have a different answer, depending on the family. it/that depends used to say that you cannot give a definite answer to something because your answer will be affected by something else (dépendre, from pendere )
depend: To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above
depend: be contingent upon (something that is ellided); "That depends
depend: To rely on for support; to be conditioned or contingent; to be connected with anything, as a cause of existence, or as a necessary condition; - followed by on or upon, formerly by of
depend: If you say that one thing depends on another, you mean that the first thing will be affected or determined by the second. The cooking time needed depends on the size of the potato How much it costs depends upon how much you buy
depend: {f} rely on, trust; be dependent upon, be supported by
depend: To rely for support; to be conditioned or contingent; to be connected with anything, as a cause of existence, or as a necessary condition; followed by on or upon, formerly by of
depend: You use depend in expressions such as it depends to indicate that you cannot give a clear answer to a question because the answer will be affected or determined by other factors. `But how long can you stay in the house?' --- `I don't know. It depends.' It all depends on your definition of punk, doesn't it?
depend: If you depend on someone or something, you need them in order to be able to survive physically, financially, or emotionally. He depended on his writing for his income Choosing the right account depends on working out your likely average balance. = rely
dependance: {i} reliance (on someone or something); trust
dependance: Misspelling of dependence
dependance: See Dependent, Dependence, Dependency
dependance: lack of independence or self-sufficiency
linear dependence: The property of a set of vectors having at least one linear combination equal to zero when at least one of the coefficients is not equal to zero