Producing something (such as electrical power) within or for itself.

(mathematics) A function derived from the probability distribution of a random variable.

plural of moment-generating function

(mathematics) A formal power series with one indeterminate, whose coefficients are fractions with factorial denominators (of index corresponding to the power of the indeterminate) and numerators which represent a sequence of numbers that is to be studied.

An election, usually held at regular intervals, in which candidates are elected in all or most constituencies or electoral districts of a nation. / (Cockney rhyming slang) An erection.

A commissioned officer in the British Army or Royal Marines or the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, or United States Air Force, ranked above a major general and below a general.

A sequence generator which has a finite description of the internal generator state.

(electronics) The loss of quality between successive copies, usually associated with magnetic audio and video media.

Those members of the public who have no special role in a particular area, such as an airport, hospital or railway station; there will typically be restrictions on their access.

(relativity) A theory extending special relativity and uniformly accounting for gravity and accelerated frames of reference, postulating that space-time curves in the presence of mass.