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  • 31time — 1. noun 1) what time is it? Syn: hour; dated o clock 2) late at night was the best time to leave Syn: moment, point, point in time, occasion, hour, minute, second, instant, juncture, stage …

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  • 32time — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tīma; akin to Old Norse tīmi time, Old English tīd more at tide Date: before 12th century 1. a. the measured or measurable period during which an action, process, or condition exists or… …

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  • 33Time standard — A time standard is any officially recognized specification for measuring time: either the rate at which time passes; or points in time; or both. For example, the standard for civil time specifies both time intervals and time of day. A time scale… …

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  • 34period — pe•ri•od [[t]ˈpɪər i əd[/t]] n. 1) an extent of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc.: a period of illness; a period of social unrest[/ex] 2) a specific division or portion of time: the postwar period[/ex] 3) a round… …

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  • 35time*/*/*/ — [taɪm] noun I 1) [U] the quantity that is measured in minutes, hours, days, years etc Einstein tried to define the relationship between space and time.[/ex] Time seemed to pass more quickly than before.[/ex] 2) [singular/U] the hours, minutes etc …

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  • 36Point prevalence — In epidemiology, point prevalence is a measure of the proportion of people in a population who have a disease or condition at a particular time, such as a particular date. It is like a snap shot of the disease in time. This is in contrast to… …

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  • 37period — Synonyms and related words: Alexandrine, Archean, Archeozoic, Cambrian, Carboniferous, Cenozoic, Comanchean, Cretaceous, Devonian, Eocene, Glacial, Holocene, Lower Cretaceous, Lower Tertiary, Mesozoic, Miocene, Mississippian, Oligocene, Paleocene …

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  • 38Point (mortgage) — For other uses, see Point (disambiguation). Points, sometimes also called a discount point , are a form of pre paid interest. One point equals one percent of the loan amount. By charging a borrower points, a lender effectively increases the yield …

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  • 39Time horizon — A time horizon, also known as a planning horizon, is a fixed point of time in the future at which point certain processes will be evaluated or assumed to end. It is necessary in an accounting, finance or risk management regime to assign such a… …

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  • 40period — 1. adjective /ˈpɪərɪəd/ Appropriate for a given historical era. As the guests arrived mdash; there were about a hundred, a majority in period attire mdash; I began to feel out of place in my beige summer suit, white shirt, and red necktie. Then I …

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