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ˈjack·knife: I. noun II. intransitive verb
jack·knife ˈdive: noun

I . ˈjack·knife N

1. jackknife (knife):

jackknife

jackknife

[großes] Taschenmesser [o. CH a. Sackmesser]

2. jackknife SPORTS:

jackknife

jackknife

gehechteter Kopfsprung

II . ˈjack·knife VB intr

1. jackknife (fold together):

jackknife

[wie ein Taschenmesser] zusammenklappen

the truck jackknifed on the icy road

der Lastwagen stellte sich auf der vereisten Straße quer

2. jackknife SPORTS:

jackknife

jackknife

einen Hechtsprung [o. gehechteten Kopfsprung] machen

jack·knife ˈdive N

jackknife dive

jackknife dive

jackknife dive

Köpfler m A, CH inf

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The jackknife predates other common resampling methods such as the bootstrap. en.wikipedia.org

The bridge collapses as the third car hits its pylons, the remaining cars and the rear power unit jackknife into the pile. en.wikipedia.org

Rubber gloves, antiseptic wipes, tinfoil, jackknife, or halazone tablets (which purify the water) are also to be included into a survival kit. en.wikipedia.org

They have advanced safety systems, including specialized couplers designed to keep trains from rolling over, jackknifing, or derailing during a collision. en.wikipedia.org

Whether to use the bootstrap or the jackknife may depend more on operational aspects than on statistical concerns of a survey. en.wikipedia.org

For many statistical parameters the jackknife estimate of variance tends asymptotically to the true value almost surely. en.wikipedia.org

For the more general jackknife, the delete-m observations jackknife, the bootstrap can be seen as a random approximation of it. en.wikipedia.org

The results compare favorably with the estimates from the jackknife with agreement improving with increasing sample size. en.wikipedia.org

Instead of using the jackknife to estimate the variance, it may instead be applied to the log of the variance. en.wikipedia.org

He was even able to use his jackknife to wound the legs of two of his assailants. en.wikipedia.org

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