| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
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| calculated use of violence (or threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear |
act of terrorism
,
terrorism
,
terrorist act
|
| fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained |
base
,
basis
,
cornerstone
,
foundation
,
fundament
,
groundwork
|
| British chemist and physicist who established that water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen and who calculated the density of the earth (1731-1810) |
Cavendish
,
Henry Cavendish
|
| correlation coefficient calculated between scores on two halves of a test; taken as an indication of the reliability of the test |
chance-half correlation
,
split-half correlation
|
| interest calculated on both the principal and the accrued interest |
compound interest
|
| entropy calculated from the probability that a state could be reached by chance alone |
conformational entropy
|
| reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket |
deduction
,
tax deduction
,
tax write-off
|
| circuit designed to introduce a calculated delay into the transmission of a signal |
delay line
|
| attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack |
diversion
,
diversionary attack
|
| (baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness; calculated as the average number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher for every nine innings pitched |
earned run average
,
ERA
|
| measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted |
GPA
,
grade point average
|
| rate of change of prices (as indicated by a price index) calculated on a monthly or annual basis |
inflation rate
,
rate of inflation
|
| expected time to live as calculated on the basis of statistical probabilities |
life expectancy
|
| deliberate actions of calculated psychological manipulation intended to intimidate or confuse (usually for competitive advantage) |
mind game
|
| arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated |
minus
,
subtraction
|
| unrealized loss on an investment calculated by subtracting the current market price from the investor's cost |
paper loss
|
| unrealized gain on an investment calculated by subtracting the investor's cost from the current market price |
paper profit
|
| someone who behaves in a manner calculated to impress or mislead others |
posturer
|
| original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated |
principal
|
| person who disseminates messages calculated to assist some cause or some government |
propagandist
|
