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Computer Assisted Design and Drafting (CADD): A graphics software designed to assist users develop on-screen projects, usually rendering in either 2 or 3 dimensional imagery.

Prime Farmland: Land that is best suited to and available for the production of food, feed, forage, fiber, and oilseed crops. It can be cropland, pastureland, rangeland, forestland, or other land. It has th . . . View Full Definition

Primary Standard: A stable, high-purity material used in titrations and other chemical analyses to prepare solutions of precisely known concentration, or to determine the concentrations of substances which re . . . View Full Definition

Prior Converted Wetland: Under the swampbuster program, these are wetlands that were converted to cropland before swampbuster was enacted on December 23, 1985, and meet wetland criteria for saturated soils or water- . . . View Full Definition

Private Island: An island or beach property leased or owned by a cruise line for the specific use of its cruise passengers. Private islands typically offer an array of beach and water sports.

Proband: Individual in a family who brought the family to medical attention.

Price Elasticity Of Demand: The relationship between the change in the price of a commodity and the corresponding change in the quantity that is sold. If a small change in the price is accompanied by a relatively large . . . View Full Definition

Precautionary Demand (For Money): The need to meet unexpected or extraordinary contingencies with a buffer stock of cash.

Portland Cement: Cement made by heating clay and crushed limestone into a brick and then grinding to a pulverized powder state.

Polar Bear Grand Tour: Most motorcyclists don't ride in the winter. However, the Polar Bear Grand Tour held each Sunday beginning with the last Sunday in October and ending with the last Sunday in March, allows ri . . . View Full Definition