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Learning Disability: IQ 70 or less

Learning Disabilities: encompasses a wide variety of learning difficulties for students. In general, a learning disability describes a discrepancy between a child's intelligence and academic achievement. Some peop . . . View Full Definition

Long-Term Disability Insurance: Pays an insured a percentage of their monthly earnings if they become disabled.

Lifetime Learning Credit: You may qualify to claim a lifetime learning tax credit of up to $2,000 each year for qualified higher educational expenses for yourself, your spouse, or a dependent if your family’s modifie . . . View Full Definition

Learning Style: The channels through which a person best understands and retains knowledge. All individuals learn best through one or more channels: vision, hearing, movement, touching, or a combination of these.

Learning Disabilities (LD): One or more impairments in reading, mathematics or written expression skills which interfere with academic performance in school or in activities of daily living requiring those skills. Perf . . . View Full Definition

Machine-Learning Filters: Filters run by machines that determine whether to block email based on algorithms that point to whether the message is likely spam.

Partial Disability: An illness or injury that prevents an individual from performing one or more functions of his or her job.

Social Security Disability Income Insurance: Used in the context of general equities. Process by which the exercise of stop orders in a declining or advancing market causes further downward or upward pressure on prices, thus triggering . . . View Full Definition

Short-Term Disability: An injury or illness that keeps a person from working for a short time. The definition of short-term disability (and the time period over which coverage extends) differs among insurance comp . . . View Full Definition