COEFFICIENT
1. In Mathematics, it is a number or other known factor, typically a constant, by which another number or factor, typically a variable, is multiplied. For example, in the equation ax2 +
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1. In Mathematics, it is a number or other known factor, typically a constant, by which another number or factor, typically a variable, is multiplied. For example, in the equation ax2 +
Same meaning as coherent market hypothesis.
Water contamination test, counting colonies of coliform-bacteria Escherichia coli (E. coli) per 100 milliliter of water. The counted result is expressed as ‘Coliform Microbial Density’ and indicates the extent of fecal matter
A SECU RITIZATION structure that repackages pools of MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES, WHOLE LOANS, or mortgagebacked STRIPs into TRANCHES with specific RISK and return (YIELD) profiles. CMO structures are available in many different
Record book of accounting transactions. To facilitate the entry of numbers, the journal is divided into columns.
Coverage for employees the employer must provide. Any loss is covered no matter how many were involved in the loss.
A financing facility provided by a BANK to a borrower, which cannot be withdrawn unless the borrower breaches COVENANTS or other terms of the facility; this means the bank must provide funds
The intent to commit a crime or to help another in committing a crime.
A document that shows income in percent rather than dollars.
The software used to identify a business. It is decided based on tax laws, commercial laws, and financial criteria. It can be a dependent or independent.
The idea that a country should make products that can be made cheaply and efficiently. Each country has its own special assets and resources that can benefit their trade partners.
An error in accounting that is fixed by another error. They are hard to find. Sometimes they are done on purpose.
An offer that is just as good as what else is out there and is an attractive buy.
The place a firm sits based on its competition in the market.
The state of being unmotivated to move position or attitude.
The loss possible from overruns and no completion or abandonment.
An audit done to see if a firm is following the agreement terms and rules. Refer to compliance test.
The principal plus the compound interst and zero coupon bond.
A policy that totally covers health realted charges incurred from a stay in a hospital or a doctor’s visit post deductible and coinsurance payments.
When a computer is unable to decipher a code within a certain amount of time the code is considered secure.
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