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  • 1Capacity utilization — is a concept in economics and managerial accounting which refers to the extent to which an enterprise or a nation actually uses its installed productive capacity. Thus, it refers to the relationship between actual output that is produced with the …

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  • 2Actual Grace — • A grace that is given for the performance of salutary acts and is present and disappears with the action itself Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Actual Grace     Actual Grace …

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  • 3Actual innocence — is the most widely used [Paul Bergman, Sara J. Berman Barrett, The Criminal Law Handbook: Know Your Rights, Survive the System (2007), p. 285 (stating Undoubtedly, the most common defenseargument is that the prosecution has failed to prove the… …

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  • 4Capacity factor — The net capacity factor of a power plant is the ratio of the actual output of a power plant over a period of time and its output if it had operated at full nameplate capacity the entire time. To calculate the capacity factor, total the energy the …

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  • 5Actual cubic foot per minute — The cubic foot per minute (CFM) or actual cubic foot per minute (ACFM) is a unit of volumetric capacity commonly used by manufacturers of blowers and compressors. Since the volumetric capacity refers to the volume of air or other gas at the inlet …

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  • 6capacity — /keuh pas i tee/, n., pl. capacities, adj. n. 1. the ability to receive or contain: This hotel has a large capacity. 2. the maximum amount or number that can be received or contained; cubic contents; volume: The inn is filled to capacity. The… …

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  • 7Capacity —   The load that a power generation unit or other electrical apparatus or heating unit is rated by the manufacture to be able to meet or supply.   The maximum load a generating unit, generating station, or other electrical apparatus is rated to… …

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  • 8capacity — ca•pac•i•ty [[t]kəˈpæs ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties, adj. 1) the ability to receive or contain: This hotel has a large capacity[/ex] 2) the maximum amount or number that can be received or contained; cubic contents; volume: a jug with a capacity of two… …

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  • 9Capacity Requirements Planning - CRP — An accounting method used to determine the available production capacity of a company. Capacity requirement planning first assesses the schedule of production that has been planned upon by the company. Then it analyzes the company s actual… …

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  • 10Capacity Utilization —    A macro economic ratio that compares actual output to potential output, the maximum possible production in a given period of time, using existing plant and equipment.    ► See also Macro economics …

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