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Aggregate (composite) — Aggregate is the component of a composite material used to resist compressive stress. For efficient filling, aggregate should be much smaller than the finished item, but have a wide variety of sizes. For example, the particles of stone used to… … Wikipedia
Loan-to-value ratio — The loan to value (LTV) ratio expresses the amount of a first mortgage lien as a percentage of the total appraised value of real property. For instance, if a borrower borrows $130,000 to purchase a house worth $150,000, the LTV ratio is… … Wikipedia
Compa-ratio — The formula commonly used by compensation professionals to assess the competitiveness of an employee’s pay level involves calculating a ‘“compa ratio’”. Compa ratio is the short form for Comparative ratio.[1] Contents 1 Calculation 2 Types of… … Wikipedia
Debt service coverage ratio — The debt service coverage ratio (DSCR), also known as debt coverage ratio, is the ratio of cash available for debt servicing to interest, principal and lease payments. It is a popular benchmark used in the measurement of an entity s (person or… … Wikipedia
Bid-to-Cover Ratio — is a ratio used to express the demand for a particular security during offerings and auctions. In general, it is used for shares, bonds, and other securities. It is computed in two ways: the number of bids received divided by the number of bids… … Wikipedia
sex ratio — noun : the proportion of males to females in a population as expressed by the number of males per hundred females * * * Sociol. the proportional distribution of the sexes in a population aggregate, expressed as the number of males per 100 females … Useful english dictionary
Mineral trioxide aggregate — is a material used to fill the root canals of teeth as part of root canal therapy. It has the ability to encourage hard tissue deposition similar to Calcium hydroxide effect. Also both have the same biological and histological properties.… … Wikipedia
sex ratio — Sociol. the proportional distribution of the sexes in a population aggregate, expressed as the number of males per 100 females. [1905 10] * * * … Universalium
Roy Meadow — Professor Sir Samuel Roy Meadow (born 1933) is a British paediatrician who rose to initial fame for his 1977 academic paper on the now controversial Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy (MSbP) and his crusade against parents who wilfully harm or kill… … Wikipedia
Relative income hypothesis — Developed by James Stemble Duesenberry, the relative income hypothesis states that an individual’s attitude to consumption and saving is dictated more by his income in relation to others than by abstract standard of living. So an individual is… … Wikipedia
