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Populations self-perpetuate and grow. Entire ecosystems show homeostasis , and thus perpetuate themselves. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The slow modifying effect of succession and similar shifts in the composition of the system can, however, not be neglected in the long run. [ 3 ]
Esto perpetua is a Latin phrase meaning "let it be perpetual". It is the motto of Idaho. The motto appears on the back of the 2007 Idaho quarter dollar coin. The words are traced back to the Venetian theologian and mathematician Paolo Sarpi (1552–1623), also known as Fra Paolo.
The "title" of the punishment is actually descriptive, as cadena is a Spanish word meaning chain [1] while temporal means impermanent or temporary, in addition to the meaning it shares with English [2] and perpetua, means continuous in Latin and Spanish. [3] [dubious – discuss]
The rule against perpetuities serves a number of purposes. First, English courts have long recognized that allowing owners to attach long-lasting contingencies to their property harms the ability of future generations to freely buy and sell the property, since few people would be willing to buy property that had unresolved issues regarding its ownership hanging over it.
Bureaucratic inertia is the supposed inevitable tendency of bureaucratic organizations to perpetuate the established procedures and modes, even if they are counterproductive and/or diametrically opposed to established organizational goals. [1] This unchecked growth may continue independently of the organization's success or failure.
The truth claim arises in each case from the form of the declarative sentence, and when the latter lacks its usual force, e.g., in the mouth of an actor upon the stage, even the sentence "The thought that 5 is a prime number is true" contains only a thought, and indeed the same thought as the simple "5 is a prime number."
This model assumes that the market price per share is equal to the discounted stream of all future dividends, which is assumed to be perpetual. If the discount rate for stocks (shares) with this level of systematic risk is 12.50%, then a constant perpetuity of dividend income per dollar is eight dollars. However, if the future dividends ...
Perpetual access or perpetual license, a license that allows continued access to electronic material (e.g. software) Perpetual Entertainment, an American software development company; Perpetual Maritime Truce, the treaty defining peaceful relations in the Trucial States, today the United Arab Emirates. Perpetual motion (disambiguation)