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We’ve got loads of key subject terms in our subject glossaries. There are three ways of finding what you are looking for:

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EXAMPLES

Here are some examples of the kinds of definitions you’ll find on this page.

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when prices increase; the quantity demanded drops; when prices drop; the demand rises.

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when prices increase; the quantity supplied rises; when prices drop; the supply drops.

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a group of laws that govern the calculations involving numbers or variables with exponents (...

the arrangement of text and illustrations; the design of a page.

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the lowest (smallest) number that all the denominators can divide into.

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