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  2. Concentric objects - Wikipedia

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    The region of the plane between two concentric circles is an annulus, and analogously the region of space between two concentric spheres is a spherical shell. [6] For a given point c in the plane, the set of all circles having c as their center forms a pencil of circles. Each two circles in the pencil are concentric, and have different radii.

  3. Glossary of economics - Wikipedia

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    An economic theory that defines wealth by the amount of precious metals owned. [48] business cycle. Also called the economic cycle or trade cycle. The downward and upward movement of gross domestic product (GDP) around its long-term growth trend. [49] The length of a business cycle is the period of time containing a single boom and contraction ...

  4. Stagflation - Wikipedia

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    In technical terms, this leads to contraction or negative shift in an economy's aggregate supply curve. [23] In the resource scarcity scenario (Zinam 1982), stagflation results when a restricted supply of raw materials inhibits economic growth.

  5. Contraction - Wikipedia

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    Contraction (economics), a general slowdown in economic activity; the opposite of economic expansion Contraction (physics) , change in the volume of matter in response to a change in temperature Lanthanide contraction , the decrease in size of the ionic radius of lanthanide elements with their growing atomic number

  6. Muscle contraction - Wikipedia

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    In concentric contraction, muscle tension is sufficient to overcome the load, and the muscle shortens as it contracts. [8] This occurs when the force generated by the muscle exceeds the load opposing its contraction. During a concentric contraction, a muscle is stimulated to contract according to the sliding filament theory. This occurs ...

  7. Circular flow of income - Wikipedia

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    If S + T + M > I + G + X the levels of income, output, expenditure and employment will fall causing a recession or contraction in the overall economic activity. But if S + T + M < I + G + X the levels of income, output, expenditure and employment will rise causing a boom or expansion in economic activity.

  8. Understanding Eccentric vs. Concentric Movement Can ... - AOL

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    The concentric portion is usually the part of the exercise that you think of as “the lift”—it’s the pressing portion of a bench press, standing up out of a squat, pulling the bar from the ...

  9. Economic expansion - Wikipedia

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    Economic expansion and contraction refer to the overall output of all goods and services, while the terms "inflation" and "deflation" refer to rising and falling prices of commodities, goods and services in relation to the value of money. [4] From a microeconomic standpoint, expansion usually means enlarging the scale of a single company or ...