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1Abnormal Return — A term used to describe the returns generated by a given security or portfolio over a period of time that is different from the expected rate of return. The expected rate of return is the estimated return based on an asset pricing model, using a… …
2abnormal — Synonyms and related words: aberrant, abominable, absurd, amorphous, anomalistic, anomalous, atrocious, atypical, bereft of reason, brainsick, crackbrained, cracked, crank, crankish, cranky, crazed, crazy, criminal, crotchety, daft, delinquent,… …
3abnormality — /ab nawr mal i tee/, n., pl. abnormalities. 1. an abnormal condition, state, or quality; irregularity; deviation. 2. an abnormal thing or event. Also, abnormalcy. [1850 55; ABNORMAL + ITY] Syn. anomaly, aberration, peculiarity, oddity,… …
4heteroclite — [ hɛt(ə)rə(ʊ)klʌɪt] formal adjective abnormal. noun 1》 an abnormal thing or person. 2》 an irregularly declined word, especially a Greek or Latin noun. Derivatives heteroclitic adjective Origin C15: via late L. from Gk heteroklitos, from heteros… …
5abnormality — ab•nor•mal•i•ty [[t]ˌæb nɔrˈmæl ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) an abnormal condition, state, or quality 2) an abnormal thing or event • Etymology: 1850–55 …
6abnormality — [ab΄nôr mal′ə tē] n. 1. the quality or condition of being abnormal 2. pl. abnormalities an abnormal thing; malformation …
7heteroclite — adj. & n. adj. 1 abnormal. 2 Gram. (esp. of a noun) irregularly declined. n. 1 an abnormal thing or person. 2 Gram. an irregularly declined word, esp. a noun. Etymology: LL heteroclitus f. Gk (as HETERO , klitos f. klino bend, inflect) …
8abnormality — /æbnɔˈmæləti/ (say abnaw maluhtee) noun (plural abnormalities) 1. an abnormal thing, happening, or feature. 2. deviation from the standard, rule, or type; irregularity …
9Sceptics (The) — The sceptics Michael Frede INTRODUCTION When we speak of ‘scepticism’ and of ‘sceptics’, we primarily think of a philosophical position according to which nothing is known for certain, or even nothing can be known for certain. There are certain… …
10Health and Disease — ▪ 2009 Introduction Food and Drug Safety. In 2008 the contamination of infant formula and related dairy products with melamine in China led to widespread health problems in children, including urinary problems and possible renal tube… …
