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Arc Reaction: Used to describe the hook action of a ball, regardless of amount, when the hooking action is gradual and not violent. See also flip.

Reaction: A decline in prices following an advance. Opposite of rally.

Reaction Formation: A defense mechanism, operating unconsciously, in which a person adopts affects, ideas, and behaviours that are the opposites of impulses harboured either consciously or unconsciously. For ex . . . View Full Definition

Reaction Mechanism: A list of all elementary reactions that occur in the course of an overall chemical reaction.

Quantitative Research: Use of advanced econometric and mathematical valuation models to identify the firms with the best possible prospectives. Antithesis of qualitative research.

Qualitative Research: Traditional analysis of firm-specific prospects for future earnings. It may be based on data collected by the analysts, there is no formal quantitative framework used to generate projections.

Pay Per Click Search Engine (PPCSE): Search engine where results are ranked according to the bid amount and advertisers are charged only when a searcher clicks on the search listing.

Petrarchan Conceit: A conceit used by the Italian poet Petrarch or similar to those he used. In the Renaissance, English poets were quite taken with Petrarch's conceits and recycled them in their own poetry. Ex . . . View Full Definition

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR): A method of amplifying or copying DNA fragments that is faster than cloning. The fragments are combined with DNA polymerase, nucleotides, and other components to form a mixture in which the . . . View Full Definition

Reaction Quotient: The product of the concentrations of the products, divided by the product of the concentrations of the reactants, for a chemical reaction which is not necessarily at equilibrium. For example . . . View Full Definition