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COMPRESSION STRENGTH

How much stacking fiberboard can take before it breaks. It is printed on the container. AKA compression resistance, compressive strength, or crush resitance.

COMPS

The comparison of a companies income and output between the present year and the previous year in an attempt to forsee forthcoming profits or losses.

COMPULSORY LIQUIDATION

Refered to as compulsory winding up in the United Kingdom, this is when – on issuance of a court at the request of a companies creditors – a firm’s assets are sold

COMPUTABILITY THEORY

Deciding if a math problem is solvable or not and the amount of effort it will take to do it.

COMPUTATIONALLY SECURE

When a computer is unable to decipher a code within a certain amount of time the code is considered secure.

COMPUTED VALUE

The computation by customs of the value of merchandise considering production cost, overhead, and packaging costs.

COMPUTER

A machine with digital circuites that uses data and performs functions based on instructions.

COMPUTER MODELING

Taking abstract math and making computer simulations. AKA computer simulation.

CONCENTRATED MARKETING

Focusing on the market niche for growth. Refer to differentiated marketing and undifferentiated marketing.

CONCENTRATION RISK

The RISK of loss arising from a large position in a single ASSET or market exposure. An excessive concentration can give rise to LIQUIDITY RISK or MARKET RISK losses.

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