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To use a statistical model that has too few parameters relative to the size of the sampleSee Also: overfit
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underfit — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: under (I) + fit, past participle of fit : greatly reduced in volume and therefore in ability to erode or transport as a consequence of stream piracy an underfit stream … Useful english dictionary
underfit stream — A small stream that flows along a cave passage that was enlarged to its current size by an earlier, larger stream. Commonly underfit streams are found flowing under vadose conditions along the floors of drained phreatic tubes, long abandoned… … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
underfit stream — A stream that appears to be too small to have eroded the valley in which it flows; a stream whose volume is greatly reduced or whose meanders show a pronounced shrinkage in radius. It is a common result of drainage changes effected by capture … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… … Universalium
Don River (Ontario) — Coordinates: 43°39′4″N 79°20′51″W / 43.65111°N 79.3475°W / 43.65111; 79.3475 … Wikipedia
Little Egypt (region) — Southern Illinois redirects here. For the university, see Southern Illinois University Little Egypt is a term for the extreme southern region of the American state of Illinois. The southern part of Illinois is geographically, culturally, and… … Wikipedia
Origin of the Oak Ridges Moraine — For general context, see Oak Ridges Moraine. The Oak Ridges Moraine is a geological landform that runs east west across south central Ontario, Canada. It developed about 12,000 years ago, during the Wisconsin glaciation in North America. A… … Wikipedia
Misfit stream — Gleann nan Eun meanders through the valley of the same name in the Scottish Highlands. A misfit stream (or underfit stream) is a stream that is far too small to have eroded the valley which the stream occupies. The shape of the valley may also be … Wikipedia
Glacial River Warren — [ Lake Agassiz; its outflow breached the U shaped Big Stone Moraine at Traverse Gap and became the source of River Warren. At the extreme right, the northernmost oxbow loop is the Mississippi at downtown Saint Paul. Just to its west and almost… … Wikipedia
valley — valleylike, adj. /val ee/, n., pl. valleys. 1. an elongated depression between uplands, hills, or mountains, esp. one following the course of a stream. 2. an extensive, more or less flat, and relatively low region drained by a great river system … Universalium
