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ZERO GROWTH: A growth rate (usually in terms of population) that is equal to zero. In other words, this is no change from one year to the next. This goal has been proposed by those who content that population growth is placing excessive pressure on the planet's availability of limited resources and its ability to assimilate pollution. In general terms, zero growth can apply to any measurement, including production, prices, etc.
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THEORY: A scientifically verified, interrelated body of general principles, axioms, and assumptions that is used to explain and understand real world phenomena. Theories are the cornerstone of the scientific method. They generate the hypotheses that are verified against real world data, which is the day-to-day process of doing science. The construction and refinement of theories, accomplished through the hypothesis verification process, is also the basic goal of doing science. See also | scientific method | phenomenon | hypothesis | principle | verification | axiom | world view | cause and effect | data | law of demand | economics | science | social science | physical science |  Recommended Citation:THEORY, AmosWEB GLOSS*arama, http://www.AmosWEB.com, AmosWEB LLC, 2000-2023. [Accessed: December 4, 2023]. AmosWEB Encyclonomic WEB*pedia:Additional information on this term can be found at: WEB*pedia: theory
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AVERAGE PRODUCT The quantity of total output produced per unit of a variable input, holding all other inputs fixed. Average product, usually abbreviated AP, is found by dividing total product by the quantity of the variable input. Average product, which occasionally goes by the alias average physical product (APP), is one of two measures derived from total product. The other is marginal product.
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Approximately three-fourths of the U.S. paper currency in circular contains traces of cocaine.
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"Only great minds can afford a simple style." -- Stendhal, writer
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