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SELLING TERMS

A period of time, normally 30 days, a seller gives the buyer to pay for goods and services that are provided on credit.

SEMANTICS

The study in scientific terms of words and also how meanings are applied to words.

SELF-APPRAISAL

A process of self evaluation that determines a level of self efficacy.

SENSITIZATION

The attempt to make others and one’s self aware of and responsive to ideas, situations, events and phenomena.

SEMI-ACTIVE RECORD

A record of primary value that is referred to occasionally. A record with less than one reference for each linear foot in each month.

SENSITIVITY

1. The degree of responsiveness and awareness to external and internal changes, demands and challenges.2. The degree an item is subject to harm and damage from environmental changes.3. The amount of change

SENTIMENT

A “mood” that is bullish or boorish by investors and traders that may be indicative of a market trend.

SENSITIVITY CHART

Called a tornado diagram it is a graph that plots results of various assumptions on a final outcome in a sensitvity analysis test.

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS

A “What if?” analysis. A simulation where quantative computations and assumptions are changed in order to assess the effect on a final outcome.

SEQUENTIAL SAMPLING

A list of transactions in an order alphabetically are measured in order to see if the income minus the expenses is equal to total profit.

SCALABLE

1. A plant or facility whose performance, size or user numbers can be increased due to demand without penalties to cost and functionality. 2. A system that is designed to handle different

ROTH IRA

An account that an individual can pay into for retirement that qualifies as a tax saving account. Tax is paid on deposit but not on withdrawal.

SENSITIVE MARKET

A condition of a market that is characterised by an exaggereted reaction of the price to positive and negative news influences.

SELF MAILER

A postcard like peice of mail that does not require placement in an envelope to post.

SECONDARY

Ranked after the first term of importance. It is second behind the first.

SCARCE GOOD

A resource in limited supply but has a large demand. See factors of production and economic goods.

ROUTINE

1. Any activity performed at regular intervals.2. The repitition of a procedure that does not vary.

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