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Le: The electrical inductance of a speaker’s voice coil. (Measured In Millihenries, Mh)

Adjustable-Rate Mortgage (ARM): A mortgage that features predetermined adjustments of the loan interest rate at regular intervals based on an established index. The interest rate is adjusted at each interval to a rate equi . . . View Full Definition

Hyleg: Interchangeable with Apheta. See Apheta.

Adjustable Rate: Applies mainly to convertible securities. Refers to interest rate or dividend that is adjusted periodically, usually according to a standard market rate outside the control of the bank or sa . . . View Full Definition

Houses, Table Of: A reference book that lists house cusps according to the local sidereal time and location of birth. A table is applicable to the particular house system for which it is devised.

Law Of Multiple Proportions: When one element can combine with another to form more than one compound, the mass ratios of the elements in the compounds are simple whole-number ratios of each other. For example, in CO an . . . View Full Definition

Le Chateliers Principle: Le Chatelier's principle predicts that when a stress is applied to an equilibrium mixture, the equilibrium will shift to relieve the stress. Stresses include temperature changes, pressure ch . . . View Full Definition

Administrative Pricing Rules: IRS rules used to allocate income on export sales to a foreign sales corporation.

Gregorian Calendar: The calendar now used internationally, devised by Pope Gregory in the 1580s to replace the Julian calendar, which by then had accumulated a ten-day discrepancy with the solar year. Most, but . . . View Full Definition

Adverse Selection: Refers to a situation in which sellers have relevant information that buyers lack (or vice versa) about some aspect of product quality.