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An idiom is a common word or phrase with a figurative, non-literal meaning that is understood culturally and differs from what its composite words' denotations would suggest; i.e. the words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words (although some idioms do retain their literal meanings – see the example "kick the bucket" below).
Taleb contends that banks and trading firms are very vulnerable to hazardous black swan events and are exposed to unpredictable losses. On the subject of business, and quantitative finance in particular, Taleb critiques the widespread use of the normal distribution model employed in financial engineering , calling it a Great Intellectual Fraud .
An unpaired word is one that, according to the usual rules of the language, would appear to have a related word but does not. [1] Such words usually have a prefix or suffix that would imply that there is an antonym, with the prefix or suffix being absent or opposite.
Organizers, citing wind gusts that created “dangerous” and “unpredictable” conditions, called off Saturday’s session after just three runs. Norway’s Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, the gold ...
Image credits: Bettmann / gettyimages #3 Connie Converse. Elizabeth Eaton Converse, most commonly known by her stage name Connie, is often hailed as one of the first modern singer-songwriters, and ...
Amanda explains what Wesley was doing in the caption, "In the scene, the actor is to check a notification on his phone. Each time the actor tried to look at his phone, Wesley thought he was taking ...
"Unpredictable" (Jamie Foxx song), the title song "Unpredictable" (Olly Murs and Louisa Johnson song), 2017 "Unpredictable", a song by Keshia Chanté from Keshia Chanté, 2004 "Unpredictable", a song by 5 Seconds of Summer from the EP Somewhere New, 2012 "Unpredictable"(Jackson Yee song), a song by Jackson Yee, 2017
Mortgage rates reached their lowest level in a month the week of December 5, according to Freddie Mac. That’s good news for homebuyers, although perhaps not as good as they might think.The ...