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Age Structure: The relative proportion of individuals in each age group in a population.

Nominal Damages: Monetary damages of a token amount awarded for a wrongful act where no loss occurred.

Noble Savage: Typically, the depiction of Amerindians, indigenous African tribesmen, and Australian bushmen results in two sharply opposing stereotypes as follows: (1) When 'civilized' races dwell in clos . . . View Full Definition

Non-Agent: An intermediary between a buyer and seller, or landlord and tenant, who assists both parties with a transaction without representing either. Also known as a facilitator, transaction broker, . . . View Full Definition

Non-Sectarian Agencies: Any agency that does not have any religious requirements for its clients.

Nonagesimal: The point 90° from the Ascendant. The highest point of the ecliptic above the horizon.

Nikkon Restorative Massage: Nikkon Restorative Massage was developed by Professor Henry Seishiro Okazaki in Hawaii in the 1920s. He incorporated Japanese, Chinese, and Hawaiian techniques. The goal of Okazaki’s style w . . . View Full Definition

Normal Crop Acreage: The acreage on a farm normally devoted to a group of designated crops. When a set-aside program is in effect, a participating farm’s total planted acreage of such designated crops plus set-a . . . View Full Definition

New Age: Style of popular music of the 1980s and 1990s, characterized by soothing timbres and repetitive forms that are subjected to shifting variation techniques.

Net Advantage To Leasing: The net present value of entering into a lease financing arrangement rather than borrowing the necessary funds and buying the asset.