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  2. Percentage - Wikipedia

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    An increase of $0.15 on a price of $2.50 is an increase by a fraction of 0.15 / 2.50 = 0.06. Expressed as a percentage, this is a 6% increase. Expressed as a percentage, this is a 6% increase. While many percentage values are between 0 and 100, there is no mathematical restriction and percentages may take on other values. [4]

  3. Wikipedia:Two times does not mean two times more - Wikipedia

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    300% as many cookies is 200% more than we started with. Three cookies is 300%, and that means that three cookies is 200% more than one cookie. The two-cookie increase means that the amount has increased by 200%. That's because % = % + %. The part that is actually "more than" the first cookie's 100% is the second and third cookie's combined 200%.

  4. Return on investment - Wikipedia

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    Return on investment ( ROI) or return on costs ( ROC) is the ratio between net income (over a period) and investment (costs resulting from an investment of some resources at a point in time). A high ROI means the investment's gains compare favourably to its cost. As a performance measure, ROI is used to evaluate the efficiency of an investment ...

  5. Exponential growth - Wikipedia

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    Exponential growth is a process that increases quantity over time at an ever-increasing rate. It occurs when the instantaneous rate of change (that is, the derivative) of a quantity with respect to time is proportional to the quantity itself. Described as a function, a quantity undergoing exponential growth is an exponential function of time ...

  6. Deflation - Wikipedia

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    e. In economics, deflation is a decrease in the general price level of goods and services. [1] Deflation occurs when the inflation rate falls below 0% (a negative inflation rate ). Inflation reduces the value of currency over time, but deflation increases it. This allows more goods and services to be bought than before with the same amount of ...

  7. Red blood cell distribution width - Wikipedia

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    Red blood cells have an average volume of 80–100 femtoliters, but individual cell volumes vary even in healthy blood. [1] Certain disorders, however, cause a significantly increased variation in cell size. Higher RDW values indicate greater variation in size. Normal reference range of RDW-CV in human red blood cells is 11.5–15.4%.

  8. Fast food inflation: Which chains are hiking their prices the ...

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    How does fast food inflation compare to actual inflation? According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the cost of goods in the U.S. has risen 31% since 2014, meaning $100 in 2014 dollars is worth ...

  9. Yield (chemistry) - Wikipedia

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    In chemistry, yield, also known as reaction yield or chemical yield, refers to the amount of product obtained in a chemical reaction. [1] Yield is one of the primary factors that scientists must consider in organic and inorganic chemical synthesis processes. [2] In chemical reaction engineering, "yield", "conversion" and "selectivity" are terms ...