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A PRIORI: A presumption made before an analysis is undertaken, often based on experiences, beliefs, or deductions from seemingly self-evident propositions about how the world works. This is a Latin for assumption or axiom. A similar sounding, but opposite term is a posteriori, which is derived from observation or facts. For example, in the study of economics of crime you might assume, a priori, that people are basically "good", because that just seems to be part of human nature, and conclude, a posteriori, that people are more likely to commit crimes when the threat of capture and conviction is lower.
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LEGAL BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS The alternative ways in which a business or firm can be legally organized. The three primary alternatives are proprietorship, partnership, and corporation. Differences among three are mainly based on: (1) number of owners and (2) the liability of the owners. A proprietorship has a single owner with unlimited liability. A partnerships has two or more ownership with unlimited liability. The owners of a corporation have limited liability.
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More money is spent on gardening than on any other hobby.
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"The greatest things ever done on Earth have been done little by little. " -- William Jennings Bryan
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NEDC
National Economic Development Council
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