Percent

A ratio comparison of two quantities expressed by using 100 equal parts, or hundredths; symbolized %. There are three major uses of percent: part of a whole, rate, and comparison ...

percent

Financial services; Funds

The change in price between the current price and the close from the previous trading day divided by the close from the previous trading day.

percent of profit

Retail; Supermarkets

The selling price of an item minus its cost, expressed as a percentage of its selling price. Also referred to as margin or percent of margin.

percent of the net

Convention; Conferences

Type of payment involving a fixed percent of the net income after costs of providing that service. This type of payment is often used in services provided by exclusive contractors ...

abacus

Mathematics; Calculus

Abacus is a frame with sliding beads on rows of wires or rods and is used for counting.

addition

Mathematics; Calculus

The process of increasing one number by another in order to figure out the sum of the two numbers.

analog

Mathematics; Calculus

Using continuously moving parts to show information that is changing. The position of the hands of a clock is an analog representation of time.

arithmetic

Mathematics; Calculus

The use of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to solve mathematical problems is termed as arithmetics.

average

Mathematics; Calculus

The number that is the result of dividing the sum of a set of number of items in the set by the number of items.It is also called arithmetic mean.

balance

Mathematics; Calculus

A device for weighing objects or amounts. A balance usually has a horizontal bar with a pan hanging at each end.

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oxygen battery

The oxygen battery is a bio-implantable device that can be placed inside a person's blood vessel so it continuously releases oxygen into the blood ...