Category: R

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 statistical propensity of a data series to gravitate towards the center of a distribution, provided it starts on the either end of the distribution and is free to fluctuate.

The Base number used to compute the rate for taxation, a utility charge, a service or other rate.

Rated is a term that is used in reference of the coverage, which costs more due to a preexisting injury of an insured party.

When land is found in its natural state, it is called raw land. This means that there have been no manmade improvements such as clearing, digging, grading, cleaning and more.

Income essential for the family of a deceased primary wage earner. This income allows the surviving family member?s time to readjust their spending habits to accommodate their new level of income

1. Change of assets, goods, or services into cash or receivables through sale. 2. Recognition of revenue when the title passes from seller to the buyer with the creation of a responsibility

This term refers to the number of records gathered in a database search divided by the total number of records indexed on that subject in the catalog. See also precision ratio.

Within the environment of health insurance, this term is used in reference to the regularity with which an insured returns to the hospital for inpatient treatment due to the same complaint.

Determination of the retentive values and disposal time of records based on their administrative, audit, fiscal, historical, legal, or operational value to the organizations where they were created or received.

Right hand page of an open publication, usually odd numbered. The title of a book appears always on this page, and so does the contents, preface, introduction, chapter headings, etc.

The process of redaction is when a document is modified, edited or reviesed to have all confidential and sensitive information taken out of it.