Glossary
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Misinformation | False information shared without malicious intent. The person sharing it often believes it to be true. Antiscience |
| Misleading graph | A chart that distorts data, for example by truncating axes, choosing a selective time range, or using inappropriate scales. Science Literacy |
| Misrepresentation | Describing a situation, study, or argument inaccurately, for example by overstating findings or omitting key context. Science Literacy |
| Mitigation | Actions that reduce greenhouse gas emissions or remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere in order to limit climate change. Climate Change |
| Mixture | A combination of substances that are not chemically bonded and can be separated by physical means, such as salt water. Science General |
| MMR | The MMR vaccine is a combination vaccine against measles, mumps, and rubella (German measles). It contains the combined measles vaccine, mumps vaccine, and rubella vaccine into a single injection. Vaccines |
| MMR vaccine | A live attenuated combination vaccine that protects against measles, mumps, and rubella. Two doses are about 97 percent effective at preventing measles. Vaccines |
| MMRV vaccine | A combination vaccine that protects against measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella (chickenpox) in a single shot. Vaccines |
| Modality | Modality refers to a type of data, like text, vision, or audio. Models can have different input and output modalities; for example, they might be able to read images but only output text in response. Artificial Intelligence |
| Mode | The value that occurs most often in a set of data. Science General |