Fiducial

Fiducial

* In law the term "fiducial" means "of or pertaining to a fiduciary".

* In imaging technology, a fiduciary marker or fiducial is an object used in the field of view of an imaging system which appears in the image produced, for use as a point of reference or a measure.

* "Fiducial" is also used for something taken as an origin or zero of reference. For example, the occurrence of a specified event in time may be established by a number—representing, say, hour or date—obtained by counting from a fiducial epoch, such as a meridian passage of the sun or the birth of Christ. A fiducial point also figures in the calculation of astrological ages.

* The "fiducial edge" of an alidade is the place on the instrument at which one reads a scale or draws a line.

* In statistics, fiducial inference is a form of interval estimation developed by R.A. Fisher in connection with the Behrens–Fisher problem.


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  • Fiducial — Fi*du cial, a. [L. fiducia trust, confidence; akin to fides faith. See {Faith}.] 1. Having faith or trust; confident; undoubting; firm. Fiducial reliance on the promises of God. Hammond. [1913 Webster] 2. Having the nature of a trust; fiduciary;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fiducial — [fi do͞o′shəl, fidyo͞o′shəl; fīdo͞o′shəl, fīdyo͞o΄shəl] adj. [L fiducialis < fiducia, trust: see FIDUCIARY] 1. based on firm faith 2. used as a standard of reference for measurement or calculation [a fiducial point] 3. FIDUCIARY …   English World dictionary

  • fiducial — index fiduciary, pecuniary Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • fiducial — 1570s, from L. fiducialis reliable, from fiducia trust (see FAITH (Cf. faith)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • fiducial — adj. 2 g. De fidúcia ou a ela relativo.   ‣ Etimologia: fidúcia + al …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • Fiducial — Logo de Fiducial Création 1991 Dates clés 1970 création de Sofinarex 1991 création de Fiducial (fusion entre Sofinarex …   Wikipédia en Français

  • fiducial — fiducially, adv. /fi dooh sheuhl, dyooh /, adj. 1. accepted as a fixed basis of reference or comparison: a fiducial point; a fiducial temperature. 2. based on or having trust: fiducial dependence upon God. [1565 75; < LL fiducialis, equiv. to… …   Universalium

  • fiducial — fi•du•cial [[t]fɪˈdu ʃəl, ˈdyu [/t]] adj. 1) accepted as a fixed basis of reference or comparison: a fiducial point[/ex] 2) based on or having trust: fiducial dependence upon God[/ex] • Etymology: 1565–75; < LL fīdūciālis= L fīdūci(a) trust… …   From formal English to slang

  • fiducial — /fɪˈdjuʃiəl/ (say fi dyoohsheeuhl) adjective 1. Physics, etc. accepted as a fixed basis of reference or comparison: a fiducial point. 2. based on or having trust: fiducial dependence upon God. {Medieval Latin fīdūciālis, from Latin fīdūcia trust} …  

  • fiducial — adjective Date: 1571 1. taken as standard of reference < a fiducial mark > 2. founded on faith or trust 3. having the nature of a trust ; fiduciary • fiducially adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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