[pey] 
| 1. | the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. |
| 2. | either of the consonant sounds represented by this letter. |
| Prince Edward Island, Canada (approved for postal use). |
| 1. | Petroleum Engineer. |
| 2. | physical education. |
| 3. | Presiding Elder. |
| 4. | printer's error. |
| 5. | Statistics. probable error. |
| 6. | Professional Engineer. |
| 7. | Protestant Episcopal. |
| Commerce. plant and equipment. |
[prahys-ur-ningz] | the current price of a share of common stock divided by earnings per share over a 12-month period, often used in stock evaluation. Abbreviation: p/e |
| an error introduced into typeset copy by the compositor, so that the printer cannot charge for correcting it. Abbreviation: P.E., p.e. |
| pe (pā) n. The 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. See Table at alphabet. [Hebrew pē, of Phoenician origin; see p in Semitic roots.] |
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| physical education n. Abbr. PE Education in the care and development of the human body, stressing athletics and including hygiene. |
| Prince Edward Island Abbr. PE or P.E.I. A province of southeast Canada consisting of Prince Edward Island in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence. It joined the confederacy in 1873. The island was discovered by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and named Île St. Jean by Samuel de Champlain in 1603. It was renamed in 1798 after Edward, Duke of Kent (1767-1820), the father of Queen Victoria. Charlottetown is the capital and the largest city. Population: 136,000. |
| probable error n. Abbr. PE The amount by which the arithmetic mean of a sample is expected to vary because of chance alone. |
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The country code for Peru.
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