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121Peak Cell Rate — Abbreviated PCR. In Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM), the maximum cell rate that a specific data source on the network can sustain. See also Asynchronous Transfer Mode; Available Cell Rate; Minimum Cell Rate; Sustainable Cell Rate …
122Crab duplex-specific nuclease — is a nuclease derived from kamchatka crab hepatopancreas that displays a strong preference for cleaving double stranded DNA and DNA in DNA–RNA hybrid duplexes, compared to single stranded DNA. Moreover, the cleavage rate of short, perfectly… …
123Technique for Human Error Rate Prediction — (THERP) is a technique used in the field of Human reliability Assessment (HRA), for the purposes of evaluating the probability of a human error occurring throughout the completion of a specific task. From such analyses measures can then be taken… …
124Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate — The Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) is a method currently used by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in the United States to control spending by Medicare on physician services.[1] Enacted by the Balanced Budget Act of… …
125Key Rate — The specific interest rate that determines bank lending rates and the cost of credit for borrowers. The two key interest rates in the United States are the discount rate and the Federal Funds rate. The key rates are one of the chief tools used by …
126Interest rate agreement — An agreement whereby one party, for an upfront premium, agrees to compensate the other at specific time periods if a designated interest rate (the reference rate) is different from a predetermined level (the strike rate). The New York Times… …
127interest rate agreement — An agreement whereby one party, for an up front premium, agrees to compensate the other at specific time periods if a designated interest rate (the reference rate) is different from a predetermined level (the strike rate ). Bloomberg Financial… …
128piece rate — A payment scheme in which an employee is paid a specific price for each unit made. The rate is therefore directly related to output and not to time (compare time rate). This method is often combined with a basic salary and takes the form of a… …
