concept
semantic unit understood in different ways, e.g. as mental representation, ability or abstract object (philosophy)
reserve
supply of goods or commodities held for later use, especially in an emergency
competence
ability or capacity to perform a task effectively or successfully
relationship escalator
system of social norms
representativity
characteristic of certain data collections that make it possible to make statements about a much larger quantity (population) from a small sample
meditation
mental practice of focus on a particular object, thought or activity
charisma
attribute or personal state of a person that may affect or manipulate others
mentalism
belief that the mind truly exists
anthropomorphism
attribution of human traits, emotions, or intentions to non-human entities
place of payment
place where the debtor has to pay the debt to his creditor
debtor
natural or legal person who enters into a debt relationship; entity that owes a debt to another entity
logic family
monolithic digital integrated circuit devices
authority
legitimate power to decide or authorize
monism
view that attributes oneness or singleness to a concept
Central Meridian
term used in Planetology
target object search
activity in dog sports
classical element
concept of an entity into which other objects may be analyzed
activism
efforts to make change in society toward a perceived greater good
real socialism
Soviet-type economic planning enforced by the ruling communist parties
old-growth forest
forest that has developed over a long period of time without disturbance
destiny
predetermined course of events
additional charges
cost category, which is not based on corresponding expense; a concept of cost accounting
equivalence exchange
type of exchange
definite description
denoting phrase in the form of "the X" where X is a noun-phrase or a singular common noun. The definite description is proper if X applies to a unique individual or object
credit
amount added to an account ledger
evening sky
view of the starry sky to a respective season between twilight and a few hours after sunset
sales risk
all negative sales related reference values, which are associated with potential losses after the completion of the products
to sail off
the last-time sailing in a season
Eight Trigrams
set of eight trigrams used in the I Ching and Taoist cosmology
action bias
referred to in the behavioral sciences, the tendency to act active when the action is probably useless, possibly even harmful
affine subspace
concept
optimum currency area
geographical region which efficiently shares a single currency
asset swap
term used in accounting, referring to the process in which items within the asset side of a balance sheet are rearranged without changing the balance sheet total
magic number
number of atoms or molecules forming an exceptionally stable cluster
dose
quantity of something (chemical, physical, or biological) that may impact an organism biologically
syllable weight
classification of a syllable, where a heavy syllable has form /CVV/ or /CVC/, while /CV/ is a light syllable, and (sometimes) a /CVVC/ or /CVCC/ is a superheavy syllable
heterozygotes
cells containing two different alleles of a gene
Third Reich
term for Nazi Germany
expressed emotion
in psychology, measurement of collective behavior and attitudes that exist towards a specific person
production function
physical output of a production process to physical inputs or factors of production
competence
ability and skill to solve problems and a willingness to do so
degenerate energy level
energy level of a quantum system that corresponds to two or more different measurable states
Non-Place
concept in anthropology
state
set of instantaneous values of all variables to which a system or computer program has access
psychological projection
a defence mechanism in which the human ego defends itself against unconscious impulses or qualities
job satisfaction
attitude of a person towards work
thesis statement
statement that reflects the main idea of a thesis
fatherland
nation of one's 'fathers', 'forefathers', or 'patriarchs', sometimes used in nationalist contexts
depopulation
reduction of the number of inhabitants in a region
position
in poker, order in which players are seated