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121Specific risk — In finance, a specific risk is a risk that affects a very small number of assets. This is sometimes referred to as unsystematic risk . In a balanced portfolio of assets there d be a spread between general market risk and risks specific to… …
122Specific interval — In diatonic set theory a specific interval is the shortest possible clockwise distance between pitch classes on the chromatic circle (interval class), in other words the number of half steps between notes. The largest specific interval is one… …
123Specific social phobia — Mental health professionals often distinguish between generalized social phobia and specific social phobia.People with generalized social phobia have great distress in a wide range of social situations. Those with specific social phobia may… …
124specific humidity — the ratio of the mass of water vapor in air to the total mass of the mixture of air and water vapor. Cf. mixing ratio, absolute humidity, dew point, relative humidity. * * * ▪ meteorology mass of water vapour in a unit mass of moist air,… …
125Specific Use — A specific purpose for a power of attorney with the IRS that is not recorded on the centralized authorization file. Specific issues requiring powers of attorney include civil penalties, recovery of trust funds, private letter rulings, EIN… …
126specific duty — Duty based on a unit quantity (for example litre or kilogram) of the imported goods. HM Customs & Revenue Glossary * * * specific duty specific duty ➔ duty * * * specific duty UK US noun [C or U] TAX ► SPECIFIC TAX(Cf. ↑specific tax) …
127Specific relative angular momentum — In astrodynamics, the specific relative angular momentum of an orbiting body with respect to a central body is the relative angular momentum of the first body per unit mass. Specific relative angular momentum plays a pivotal role in definition of …
128Specific inhalation challenge — The Specific Inhalation Challenge (SIC) is defined as a diagnosis tool to assess airway responsiveness to sensitizing substances as opposed tononspecific stimuli such as pharmacological agents (i.e. histamine, methacholine),cold air and exercise …
