Life Sciences

Life Sciences

The life sciences encompass all the fields of science concerned with the study of living organisms, and not ecluding other subjects such as bioethics.

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yield spread

Financial services; General Finance

The difference in yield between different security issues usually securities of different credit quality.

referee

Sports; Golf

An official who explains and enforces the rules of golf during a tournament.

VG

Financial services; General Finance

The two-character ISO 3166 country code for VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH.

security deposit (initial)

Financial services; General Finance

Synonymous with the term margin. A cash amount that must be deposited with the broker for each contract as a guarantee of fulfillment of the futures contract. It is not considered ...

m2

Astronomy; General astronomy

The magnitude value measured (or predicted) for a comet's nuclear condensation. Note that the true comet nucleus is rarely, if ever, directly observed from the earth because of ...