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Category: Q

QUOTIENT

a term that means the result of division.

QUESTION LEADING

a question asked of a witness by the attorney that suggests the answer to be given.

QUIETING THE TITLE

a court proceeding to remove a cloud from a property title. See cloud on title.

QUAE EST EADEM

a Latin phrase that means that the 2 things that appear to be different on the surface are actually the same matter.

QUI TAM ACTION

a Latin term for the legal action to collect a penalty through supplied information.

QUIET TITLE

a suit brought about to obtain a determination as to the title of a certain piece of property.

QUALIFIED OATH

an oath that is taken under some circumstances that will modify and reduce its forcefulness.

QUERULOUS

This term means to be full of complaints, be a habitual complainer, to continually find fault and to be peevish.

QUALIFICATIONS

the term that describes a person’s attributes that are needed for a certain job or position.

Q (KYU)

A unit used to measure the typographic distance. It is only used in some countries. It is the equivalent of 0.25 millimetres or 0.71 of a point. It is used mainly in

QUALIFYING EVENT

A condition or an occurence that fulfills a set of specific criteria that will allow a payment of insurance benefits to an individual. It may also result in the termination of an

QUALITY CIRCLE (QC)

Originating in Japan and called quality control circles. It is a small number of people between 6 and 12 that look after a certain aspect of quality control in the manufacture of

QUALITY OF DESIGN

The design of a product must include quality control. A quality design will produce a quality product and all aspects of the design must still enable the finished product to work as

QUANTITATIVE DATA

Data that is able to be measured and verified. Quantatative data can be defined. Qualitative data is described.

QUARTERLY REPORT

A report on company practices or finances that is released at quarterly intervals. The report is usually made available to stock holders and interested parties.

QUERY LANGUAGE

Also known as structured query language. The form that can be filled in order to start a search for some specific information.

QUOTA SAMPLING

This is a sampling method that specifies the representative group. An example might be from males aged between 30 and 40 years old.

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