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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).
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.
Antonyms have opposite meanings, such as the contrast between alive and dead or fast and slow. [c] One term is a hyponym of another term if the meaning of the first term is included in the meaning of the second term. For example, ant is a hyponym of insect. A prototype is a hyponym that has characteristic features of the type it belongs to.
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 ...
today's connections game answers for wednesday, december 11, 2024: 1. utopia: paradise, seventh heaven, shangri-la, xanadu 2. things you shake: hairspray, magic 8 ...
"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
The S&P 500 has surged 27% in 2024, on track for its best year since 2019. Wall Street forecasters weren't particularly bullish at the start of the year.
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 .