confused mixture
1Mixture model — See also: Mixture distribution In statistics, a mixture model is a probabilistic model for representing the presence of sub populations within an overall population, without requiring that an observed data set should identify the sub population… …
2witches' brew — noun a fearsome mixture a witches brew of gangsters and terrorists mixing dope and alcohol creates a witches brew • Syn: ↑witches broth, ↑witch s brew • Hypernyms: ↑assortment, ↑mixture, ↑ …
3Japan — • Called in the language of the country Nihon or Nippon (Land of the Rising Sun), and Dai Nihon or Dai Nippon (Great Japan), situated north west of the Pacific Ocean and east of the Asiatic continent Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006.… …
4jumble — 1. noun a jumble of books and toys Syn: untidy heap, clutter, muddle, mess, confusion, disarray, tangle, imbroglio; hodgepodge, mishmash, miscellany, motley collection, mixed bag, medley, jambalaya, farrago, gallimaufry 2. verb …
5Chaos — Cha os (k[=a] [o^]s), n. [L. chaos chaos (in senses 1 & 2), Gr. cha os, fr. cha inein (root cha) to yawn, to gape, to open widely. Cf. {Chasm}.] 1. An empty, immeasurable space; a yawning chasm. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] Between us and there is… …
6macédoine — noun Etymology: French, from Macédoine Macedonia; perhaps from the mixture of ethnic groups in Macedonia Date: 1820 1. a confused mixture ; medley 2. a mixture of fruits or vegetables served as a salad or cocktail or in a jellied dessert or used… …
7confusion — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of confusing] Syn. obscuring, blurring, mixing up, upsetting, disturbing, embarrassing, discomfiting, abashing, agitating, addling, fuddling, miscalculation, miscalcuLating, befuddling, tangling, mixing, cluttering,… …
8M.A.S.H. — mash1 «mash», noun, verb. –n. 1. a soft mixture; soft mass: »He beat the potato into a mash before eating it. A mash of snow covered the walk. 2. a) a warm mixture of bran or meal and water for horses and other animals. b) any one of various… …
9Galimatias — Gal i*ma tias, n. [F.] Nonsense; gibberish; confused and unmeaning talk; confused mixture. [1913 Webster] Her dress, like her talk, is a galimatias of several countries. Walpole. [1913 Webster] …
10Hotchpot — Hotch pot , Hotchpotch Hotch potch , n. [F. hochepot, fr. hocher to shake + pot pot; both of Dutch or German origin; cf. OD. hutspot hotchpotch, D. hotsen, hutsen, to shake. See {Hustle}, and {Pot}, and cf. {Hodgepodge}.] 1. A mingled mass; a… …
