determining

adj : having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial

experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the

determinative (or determinant) battle" [syn: {crucial},

{deciding(a)}, {determinant}, {determinative}, {determining(a)}]

data mining

Analysis of data in a {database} using tools which

look for trends or anomalies without knowledge of the meaning

of the data. Data mining was invented by {IBM} who hold some

related patents.

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(1994-10-20)