Out Of Africa Hypothesis: Holds that modern human populations (Homo sapiens) are all derived from a single speciation event that took place in a restricted region in Africa.

 

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Out Of Africa Hypothesis: Holds that modern human populations (Homo sapiens) are all derived from a single speciation event that took place in a restricted region in Africa.

Pie Model Of Capital Structure: A model of the debt-equity ratio of the firms, graphically depicted in slices of a pie that represent the value of the firm in the capital markets.

Picked Off: Intercepted.

Pick Off: An attempt by the pitcher to get a base runner out by throwing to the base from the stretch position.

Pinout: A diagram or table that describes the purpose of each pin in a chip or connector, or each wire in a cable.

Pianoforte: Original name for the piano.

Pitch-Out: A lateral tossed from a quarterback to a running back.

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Plague Of Justinian: (541-542) The Plague of Justinian was a pandemic that afflicted the Byzantine Empire, including its capital Constantinople, in the years 541–542 AD. It has been speculated that this pandemic . . . View Full Definition

Place Of Articulation: The point in the oral cavity where the position of speech organs (lips, teeth, tongue, etc.) Is most important for a particular sound.