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11Conversion of John Randolph of Roanoke — While it has been asserted that John Randolph of Roanoke was an Islamic convert to Christianity, the reliable references about him prove otherwise. While they do mention he had a religious conversion in 1818, this was one of depth of belief in… …
12conversion — The sale of a cash position and investment of part of the proceeds in the margin for a long futures position. The remaining money is placed in an interest bearing instrument. This practice allows the investor/dealer to receive high rates of… …
13conversion ratio — The specified number of shares of common stock that will be received for each convertible bond or share of convertible preferred stock at the time of conversion. This ratio is specified at issuance in the bond indenture agreement. This is often… …
14Direct-conversion receiver — A direct conversion receiver (DCR), also known as homodyne, synchrodyne, or zero IF receiver, is a radio receiver design that demodulates the incoming radio signal using synchronous detection driven by a local oscillator whose frequency is… …
15Units conversion by factor-label — Many, if not most, parameters and measurements in the physical sciences and engineering are expressed as a numerical quantity and a corresponding dimensional unit; for example: 1000 kg/m³, 100 kPa/bar, 50 miles per hour, 1000 Btu/lb. Converting… …
16double conversion — That which takes place when land is directed to be sold and converted into money, and these proceeds are directed to be laid out again in land, the whole forming one continuous obligation. The property, in such case, is considered to be in that… …
17Two-point conversion — For the rugby football scoring attempt after a try, see Try#Conversion. In American and Canadian football, a two point conversion is a play a team attempts instead of kicking a one point convert immediately after it scores a touchdown. In a two… …
18Type conversion — This article is about the computer science concept. For the aviation licensing process, see Type conversion (aviation). In computer science, type conversion, typecasting, and coercion refers to different ways of, implicitly or explicitly,… …
19Caliber conversion sleeve — A number of different devices exist whose function is to non permanently alter a firearm to allow it to fire a different cartridge than the one it was originally designed to fire. These devices are called by many names, including caliber… …
20Television standards conversion — is the process of changing one type of TV system to another. The most common is from NTSC to PAL or the other way around. This is done so TV programs in one nation may be viewed in a nation with a different standard. The TV video is fed through a …
