Adjustment Period: In an adjustable rate mortgage (ARM), the adjustment period, is the period of time (i.e., one month, three months, six months, one year, etc.) between changes in one interest rate charged and the next interest rate to be charged.

 

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Adjustment Period: In an adjustable rate mortgage (ARM), the adjustment period, is the period of time (i.e., one month, three months, six months, one year, etc.) between changes in one interest rate charged an . . . View Full Definition

Periodicity: The level of detail in terms of time at which data is forecast or reported, specified as months, quarters, or years.

Periodization: A method of organizing a strength training workout program into several periods, each lasting about four weeks. Each phase has a different emphasis.

Periodical Lunation: Term applied to the transiting Moon's monthly return to the exact position occupied in a natal horoscope. See also lunar period.

Periodontal: Relating to the tissue and bone that supports the tooth (from peri, meaning 'around,' and odont, 'tooth').

Periodic Trend: A regular variation in element properties with increasing atomic number that is ultimately due to regular variations in atomic structure.

Periodic Tenancy: A leasehold interest from period to period that renews automatically unless a notice of termination is given.

Periodontal Pocket: An abnormal deepening of the gingival crevice. It is caused when disease and infection destroy the ligament that attaches the gum to the tooth and the underlying bone.

Periods: Discrete intervals of time. The word period generally refers either to the interval of the entire forecast (as in forecast period) or the granularity of data in financial statements (as in p . . . View Full Definition

Periods Of English Literature: The common historical eras scholars use to divide literature into comprehensible sections through periodization. Dividing literature into these sometimes arbitrary periods allows us to bette . . . View Full Definition