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Closer: Relief pitcher who specialises in pitching the last few outs of a game. General used to hold a lead in the late innings of a game.

Coulombic Interactions: Attractions between opposite charges or repulsions between like charges that grow stronger as the charges become closer to each other.

Electric Dipole: An object whose centers of positive and negative charge do not coincide. For example, a hydrogen chloride (hcl) molecule is an electric dipole because bonding electrons are on average closer . . . View Full Definition

Taijiquan (Taaigikkyun): Ji: the ultimate The key to the term's meaning is the derivation of the central character Ji (Gik,) shown at right. It's contemporary dictionary translation is 'ultimate' or 'extremity.' Ini . . . View Full Definition

Regression Toward The Mean: The tendency that a random variable will ultimately have a value closer to its mean value.

Shielding: Electrons in orbitals with high penetration can shield the nucleus from less penetrating electrons. Because they are closer to the nucleus on average, they repel those farther away and lesse . . . View Full Definition

Periodic Interest Rate: The periodic interest rate, sometimes called the nominal rate, is the interest rate a lender charges on the amount you borrow. Lenders are also required to tell you what a loan will actually . . . View Full Definition

Fireman: A team's closer or late-inning relief pitcher.

Contango: The price of a futures contract tends to reflect the cost of storage, insurance, financing, and other expenses incurred by the producer as the commodity awaits delivery. So typically the fur . . . View Full Definition

Oversubscribed: An initial public offering (IPO) is oversubscribed when investor demand for the shares is greater than the number of shares being issued. What typically happens is that the share price climb . . . View Full Definition