concept
semantic unit understood in different ways, e.g. as mental representation, ability or abstract object (philosophy)
interest rate sensitivity
measure that indicates how strongly economic agents react to changes in interest rates
super-ego
part of psyche based on cultural rules
social capital
sociology concept
Dark Ages
historical period
Zona alba
low pigmented connection layer on the hoof or claw of animals
Type of sugar
German term of food law, characterizes different types of sugar
Two schools under one roof
Form of ethnic segregation
ecological footprint
individual's or a group's human demand on nature
Shapley value
concept in game theory
deposit archive
part of an archive
diet food
type of food
equatorial strip
elongated cloud structures that occur on large gas planet
equivalent number
number of exchanged electrons in an electrochemical reaction
equivocation
concept in information theory: the information that is lost during transmission over a channel between an information source (sender) and an information sink (receiver)
sign
concept in semiotics or linguistics
deprecation
reduction of the effective value or usefulness of an old item, which remains valid and usable as is, but which is no longer recommended and should be avoided in new usages
carbon footprint
total set of greenhouse gas emissions caused by an individual, event, organisation, or product, expressed as carbon dioxide equivalent
waste ratio
the ratio of the amount of waste caused per unit time for a given entity
meter reading
detecting a measured value through conscious look to a numerical display, or a scale
accounts receivable
legally enforceable claim for payment to a business by its customer/ clients for goods supplied and/or services rendered in execution of the customer’s order
drained net weight
the mass of a weighted according to specific criteria solid foodstuff
aureola
form of halo or radiance used in art to signify holy persons
African Renaissance
African concept
pedigree collapse
concept in genealogy
acoustic cloud
change in density of the air, which generates a reflection or deflection of the sound
startle response
action or movement due to the application of a sudden unexpected stimulus
archaeological culture
group of artifacts associated with a past society
neutron moderator
medium that reduces the speed of fast neutrons, turning them into thermal neutrons that can sustain nuclear chain reactions; e.g. water, graphite, heavy water, beryllium
free rider problem
consumption of goods & services without payment
animal spirits
factors that influence human behavior
incitement
act of motivating another person to commit a crime
born again
evangelical Christian term
route of administration
path by which a drug, fluid, poison, or other substance is taken into the body
photic sneeze reflex
sneezing in response to numerous stimuli, such as looking at bright lights
speech organ
organ of speech
car dependency
concept that city layouts may favor automobiles over bicycles, public transit, and walking
Condorcet criterion
electoral system criterion for systems that choose the plurality winner in a pairwise election
harm principle
moral philosophy principle
work of art
aesthetic item or artistic creation
Superbus
prototype high speed coach
footwork
concept in martial arts
personally identifiable information
information that can be used to identify, contact, or locate a single person, or to identify an individual in context
persona
character assumed by a writer or a performance artist
unified field theory
type of physical field theory unifying fundamental forces
comeback
return of a person of public interest (artist, politician) after a long-term hiatus
synchronicity
concept, first introduced by analytical psychologist Carl Jung, which holds that events are "meaningful coincidences"
omentum
double-layered fold of peritoneum that attaches the stomach to other organs in the abdominal cavity
diversity
concept in sociology and political studies
Greater Bosnia
Bosniak nationalist concept
orographic isolation
measure for the independence of a peak defined as the ratio of its topographic isolation and its elevation above sea level