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Early Adopter

DefinitionAn early adopter or lighthouse customer is an early customer of a given company, product, or technology. The term originates from Everett M. Rogers'...

Economies of Scale

In microeconomics, economies of scale are the cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to their scale of operation, with cost per unit of output...

Target Firm

What is a 'Target Firm' A target firm is a company which is the subject of a merger or acquisition attempt. A...

PPP

Quick Facts The PPP is Purchasing Power Parity Purchasing power parity is used by macro-economic analysts to compare different countries' currencies through a...

GDP Gap

DefinitionThe GDP gap or the output gap is the difference between actual GDP or actual output and potential GDP. The calculation for the output...

Taguchi Method Of Quality Control

What is the 'Taguchi Method Of Quality Control' The Taguchi method of quality control is an approach to engineering that emphasizes the...

S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats

DefinitionThe Dividend Aristocrats are S&P 500 index constituents that have increased their dividend payouts for 25 consecutive years or more. S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats...

Zacks Lifecycle Indexes

What is 'Zacks Lifecycle Indexes' A series of indexes developed by Zacks Investment Research, Inc., to provide a benchmark for the lifecycle...

What Is Planned Obsolescence

DefinitionIn economics and industrial design, planned obsolescence is a policy of planning or designing a product with an artificially limited useful life, so that...

T Distribution

What is 'T Distribution' A type of probability distribution that is theoretical and resembles a normal distribution. A T distribution differs from...

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