Category: Philosophy

How does inflation swap work? In an inflation swap, one party pays a fixed rate cash flow on a notional principal amount while the other party pays a floating rate linked to an inflation index, such as the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The party paying the floating rate pays the inflation-adjusted rate multiplied by the […]

How many words are there in the Afrikaans dictionary? 100,000 What is the meaning of woordeboek? Afrikaans English (translated indirectly) Esperanto woordeboek common noun dictionary common noun vortaro unknown part of speech woord common noun word common noun vorto common noun woord common noun word common noun vorto common noun woord common noun word common […]

What Stone represents 70th birthday? Sapphire What is a platinum birthday? Platinum birthdays. This is when your age matches your entire birthday and happens only 12 times a century. For example, if you were born on the 12th December 2000, you would have celebrated your platinum birthday when you turned 12, on 12th December 2012. […]

Is the Kiwi going extinct? Not extinct Why is the brown kiwi endangered? The main threats to the northern brown and rowi come from habitat loss, and predators like dogs, stoats and feral cats which kill fledglings, or the chicks in the nest. The rowi population, at 160 in 1995, was originally classed as “endangered,” […]

What plants have a fibrous root system? Fibrous root systems are characteristic of monocots, which include the cereal crops corn, rice, wheat, barley, sorghum, millet, oats, rye, teff, and so forth. Do Ferns have a root system? Fern Stems and Roots Fern roots are generally thin and wiry in texture and grow along the stem. […]

What was Herbert Spencer theory? Herbert Spencer is famous for his doctrine of social Darwinism, which asserted that the principles of evolution, including natural selection, apply to human societies, social classes, and individuals as well as to biological species developing over geologic time. Who proposed the theory of social evolution? Herbert Spencer utilized these two […]

Is repression conscious or unconscious? Repression is the unconscious blocking of unpleasant emotions, impulses, memories, and thoughts from your conscious mind. Introduced by Sigmund Freud, the purpose of this defense mechanism is to try to minimize feelings of guilt and anxiety. Are all defense mechanisms unconscious? Defense mechanisms operate at an unconscious level and help […]

What determines residency in a state? Often, a major determinant of an individual’s status as a resident for income tax purposes is whether he or she is domiciled or maintains an abode in the state and are “present” in the state for 183 days or more (one-half of the tax year). How long can you […]

What will happens if you mix flour and water? Flour and water can be mixed together to produce a thickener, a paste or a batter. The end result of mixing flour and water depends on the ratio of flour to water as well as on the temperature of the flour and the water. Can we […]

What is the best definition for translation? Translation is a mental activity in which a meaning of given linguistic discourse is rendered from one language to another. It is the act of transferring the linguistic entities from one language in to their equivalents in to another language. Translation is a process and a product. What’s […]