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11Refresh rate — The refresh rate (most commonly the vertical refresh rate , vertical scan rate for CRTs) is the number of times in a second that display hardware draws the data it is being given. This is distinct from the measure of frame rate in that the… …
12Basal metabolic rate — (BMR), and the closely related resting metabolic rate (RMR), is the amount of daily energy expended by humans and animals at rest. Rest is defined as existing in a neutrally temperate environment while in the post absorptive state. In plants,… …
13Failure rate — is the frequency with which an engineered system or component fails, expressed for example in failures per hour. It is often denoted by the Greek letter λ (lambda) and is important in reliability engineering. The failure rate of a system usually… …
14Real interest rate — The real interest rate is approximately the nominal interest rate minus the inflation rate (see Fisher equation and below for exact equation). Since the inflation rate over the course of a loan is not known initially, volatility in inflation… …
15Erythrocyte sedimentation rate — Diagnostics A rack of ESR tubes. MeSH …
16Forward rate agreement — In finance, a forward rate agreement (FRA) is a forward contract in which one party pays a fixed interest rate, and receives a floating interest rate equal to a reference rate (the underlying rate). The payments are calculated over a notional… …
17adjusted Eurodollar rate — USA Also referred to as the Eurodollar rate in combination with the Eurodollar base rate. A method of determining the interest rate in a loan agreement. Eurodollar refers to US currency held in banks outside of the United States that is generally …
18Basic rate interface — (BRI, 2B+D, 2B1D) is an Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) configuration defined in the physical layer standard I.430 produced by the ITU. This configuration consists of two 64 kbit/s bearer channels (B channels) and one 16 kbit/s data… …
19Fifth-rate — In Britain s Royal Navy during the classic age of fighting sail, a fifth rate was the penultimate class of warships in a hierarchal system of six ratings based on size and firepower. RatingFifth and the smaller Sixth Rates were never included… …
20Absolute Rate — The fixed portion of an interest rate swap, expressed as a percentage rather than as a premium or a discount to a reference rate. The absolute rate is a combination of the reference rate and the premium or discounted fixed percentage. For example …
