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The stiffness, relatively, of a materials resistance to stretching, bending or other form of deformation under load.
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The stiffness, relatively, of a materials resistance to stretching, bending or other form of deformation under load.
The effective communication between those who determine risks and those responsible for minimising and assessing the risks.
A table used in analysising risks where the rows show risks and columns show probability of occurence.
The class that a risk is determined to be in such as sub-standard, standard or preferred.
A method used in advertising where the same ad is broadcast at the same time on all available stations or channels.
A process in shaping metal ingots where it is passed between two rollers to get a set shape and thickness.
A mathematical value calculated by taking the square root of the mean of square roots in a random set of varying quantities observed during a certain cycle. A cycle like an alternating
1. Any activity performed at regular intervals.2. The repitition of a procedure that does not vary.
The projected profit of a company is studied in order to make next years investment decisions.
The index that is used by the residential housing market in the US. It tracks any changes in real estate values nation wide. Indexes are tabulated monthly and released on the last
1. The business or activity of selling services and products. 2. An alternate term for the volume of sales or revenue from sales.
A group that has been craeted by an insurance company that has been charged with limiting the damage to property that is due to a fire.
A condition that implies that no more product can be introduced into the market.
A resource in limited supply but has a large demand. See factors of production and economic goods.
A fact that has been acquired through the scientific method. Testing is rigorous and independent, needs peer review and subsequent publication, needs a measurement of potential or actual error and must gain
The area on a hard disc that is required for image editing programs to place files in too large for the RAM. Files are stored here only temporarily.
An industry that is dependent on weather conditions or seasonal phenomena that has high and low cycles. Fruit picking is a good example of this.
Funds that are raised to further finance expansion of a firm after the start up phase is completed.
The sector of an industrial economy that is dominated by manufacture of finished products and not parts for products.
An open industry standard developed by Visa and Mastercard to secire online commerce transactions. When using SET the buyers details are encoded and then sent to Visa and Mastercard to be uncoded