Global Statements Dictionary
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mean
(mEn') Statistics. n.
1. a measure of central tendency computed by dividing the sum by the frequency; the arithmetic average.
adj.
2. equal to the mean of a distribution.
MEAN
Statistic. Mean. Ref: PSPPR:Descriptive Statistics. PSPL:Proc Steps:Summary Statistics.
Function. Mean. Ref: PSPPR:Functions. PSPL:Functions and CALL Routines:Mathematical Functions. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.
MEANS
Procedure. See SUMMARY.
median
(mE' dE un) Statistics. n.
1. a measure of central tendency selected so that equal numbers of values are higher and lower; the middle quantile.
adj.
2. equal to the median of a distribution.
MEDIAN
Statistic. Corrected sum of squares. Ref: PSPPR:Descriptive Statistics. PSPL:Proc Steps:Summary Statistics.
Function. Median. Ref: PSPPR:Functions. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.
mega-
a prefix meaning "million."
Abbr. M.
megabit
(me' gu bit') n.
an amount of information equal to 1,000 or 1,024 kilobits.
Abbr. Mb.
megabyte
(me' gu bIt') n.
an amount of information equal to 1,000 or 1,024 kilobytes.
Abbr. MB.
megaflops
(me' gu flops) n.
a unit of computational power equal to one million floating point operation per second.
Abbr. Mflops.
megahertz
(me' gu hurts) n.
a unit of frequency equal to one million hertz.
Abbr. MHz.
member
(mem' bur) n.
1. one of the files in a library.
2. one of the SAS files contained in a SAS data library.
3. Z/OS. one of the text files contained in a partitioned dataset.
member type
n.
a SAS name that identifies the file type of a SAS file. The most common member types are listed below.
- DATA
- SAS data file
- VIEW
- view
- CATALOG
- catalog
- ACCESS
- access descriptor
memory
(mem' u ri) n.
the use of electrical devices to maintain digital values, usually serving as the data space for the objects of a program while the program is running. Memory is distinguished from storage in that memory is electrical, while storage is electromechanical. Memory is about one million times as fast as storage.
MEND
Macro statement. The end of a macro definition. Ref: PSPPR:Macro Language:Macro Statements. PSPL:Macro Language:Macro Expressions.
menu
(men' U) n.
a display of a list of items, such as options or commands, from which the user can select one.
Compare selection list.
MENU
Entry type. AF entry that displays text and transfers control to another AF entry based on a text code entered by the user.
menu bar
(men' U ba:r') n.
a list of pull-down menus, usually arranged horizontally at the top of a window or display.
merge
(mu^rj) v.t.&i.
1. to combine business operations or other like objects to form a single object.
2. to combine (SAS datasets) in a way that combines their observations. The MERGE statement merges SAS datasets.
n.
3. the process or result of merging.
MERGE
Data step statement. Ref: PSPPR:Data Step Statements. PSPL:SAS Dataset I/O:Input SAS Datasets in the Data Step. SLRD:Statements.
MERGENOBY
System option. Ref: PSPPR:System Options. PSPL:Execution:The Execution Process. SLRD:SAS System Options.
MERROR
System option. Messages for unresolved macro references. Ref: PSPPR:System Options. PSPL:Macro Language:System Options for Macro Language. SLRD:SAS System Options.
message
(mes' ij) n.
1. a single communication sent at one time from a source to one or more destinations.
2. descriptive information about the execution of a program that the program provides to the user, such as the notes that SAS writes in the log.
3. Object-oriented programming. an instruction, request, response, or other information sent from one object to another.
metadata
(met' u dA' tu, -da' tu) n.
data that describes the structure, organization, or context of a body of data.
METADATA
SAS Open Metadata Interface. Procedure. Metadata.
METALIB
SAS Open Metadata Interface. Procedure. Metadata.
METAOPERATE
SAS Open Metadata Interface. Procedure. Metadata.
METAOUT
Dataset option. Metadata.
method
(meth' ud) n.
1. a systematic way of doing things.
2. Object-oriented programming. a routine that acts on objects of a specific class and is written as part of the class definition.