X-Kit Achieve!

ISBN: 9781775786955

Grade 12 learners can use X-kit Achieve! Life Sciences study guide throughout the year to prepare for and pass exams. Clear, annotated diagrams, flow charts and simple, step-by-step explanations make understanding and remembering Life Sciences easy. Learners can improve their knowledge and prepare for exams with lots of exercises and practice exam papers with...

X-kit Achieve! Grade 12 Business Studies Study Guide

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Business Studies

ISBN: 9781775786856

Grade 12 learners can use X-kit Achieve! Business Studies study guide throughout the year to prepare for and pass...

X-kit Achieve! Grade 12 Accounting Study Guide

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Accounting

ISBN: 9781775786870

Grade 12 learners can use X-kit Achieve! Accounting study guide throughout the year to prepare for and pass exams. Up-to-date, annotated Accounting tables make these study guides a reliable resource for learning and revising Accounting. Plenty of exercises and practice exam papers and memos prepare learners...

X-kit Achieve! Grade 12 Economics Study Guide

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ISBN: 9781775786863

Grade 12 learners can use X-kit Achieve! Economics study guide throughout the year to prepare for and pass exams. Concise, step-by-step explanations in plain language and worked examples make ...

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imaginary numbers

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inverse

a number which combined with its inverse results in the identity 1, e.g. 4 × ¼ = 1.

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union (probability)

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black empowerment

English First Additional Language , English Home Language

Efforts made by the South African government to redress the inequalities of the past by giving...

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travelling disturbance

Geography

cold front

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manipulative language

to twist the meaning of words or to arrange words and sentences in such a way as to distort the...

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sole trader

Accounting

(also called sole proprietor) type of business owned and run by one individual

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fission

Geography

splitting the nucleus of an atom in order to produce energy

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maturity

Accounting

date on which the loan/principal has to be repaid

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prejudice

English First Additional Language , English Home Language

a preconceived idea about gender, race, age, sexual orientation, nationality, socio- economic...

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food security

English First Additional Language , English Home Language

the ability to obtain enough food every day.

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denotation

the direct, literal meaning of a word, rather than the ideas or emotions associated with a word...

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sexual harassment

Business Studies

annoying or abusive behaviour of a sexual nature.

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chondrin

a rubbery, protein-carbohydrate complex that forms the matrix of cartilage.

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malnutrition

English First Additional Language , English Home Language

a condition that develops when a person has an unbalanced diet.

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official letter

See formal letter.

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asset

Business Studies

anything of value that is owned by individuals or businesses, such as shares or property.

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right-angled triangle

any triangle that contains one angle of 90º.

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vascular cambium

English First Additional Language , English Home Language

a lateral meristem in the vascular tissue of plants. The vascular cambium is the source of both...

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understatement

a figure of speech in which the writer deliberately makes something seem smaller or lesser (less...

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sterilise

to destroy all living micro-organisms.

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iodine solution

substance used to test for the presence of starch. It is a mixture of elemental iodine,...

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inflation targeting

when a target range for inflation is set by the central bank as a measure to combat inflation....

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fibrocartilage

tough cartilage that acts as a shock absorber between vertebrae and at the ends of bones in ball...

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money associated instruments