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  • 11Relative return — is a measure of the return of an investment portfolio relative to a theoretical passive reference portfolio or benchmark.In active portfolio management, the aim is to maximize the relative return (often subject to a risk constraint). In passive… …

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  • 12relative to sth — ► compared to something else: »Official figures probably understate Europe s growth relative to America. »Pay in many white collar jobs has been stagnating relative to inflation. relative to earnings/income/sales »Motoring costs are forecast to… …

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  • 13Position — Po*si tion, n. [F. position, L. positio, fr. ponere, positum, to put, place; prob. for posino, fr. an old preposition used only in comp. (akin to Gr. ?) + sinere to leave, let, permit, place. See {Site}, and cf. {Composite}, {Compound}, v.,… …

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  • 14Position finder — Position Po*si tion, n. [F. position, L. positio, fr. ponere, positum, to put, place; prob. for posino, fr. an old preposition used only in comp. (akin to Gr. ?) + sinere to leave, let, permit, place. See {Site}, and cf. {Composite}, {Compound},… …

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  • 15Position micrometer — Position Po*si tion, n. [F. position, L. positio, fr. ponere, positum, to put, place; prob. for posino, fr. an old preposition used only in comp. (akin to Gr. ?) + sinere to leave, let, permit, place. See {Site}, and cf. {Composite}, {Compound},… …

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  • 16Position error — is one of the errors affecting the systems in an aircraft for measuring airspeed and altitude. [Kermode, A.C., Mechanics of Flight , 10th Edition – page 65] [”Of these errors the error in detection of static pressure is generally the most serious …

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  • 17Position fixing — is the branch of navigation concerned with the use of a variety of visual and electronic methods to determine the position of a ship, aircraft or person on the surface of the Earth.These techniques include:* Position lines and position circles *… …

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  • 18Position angle — Position angle, usually abbreviated PA, is a measurement derived from observing visual binary stars. It is defined as the angular offset in degrees of the secondary star to the primary, relative to the north celestial pole. As the example… …

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  • 19Position commune — Représentativité syndicale en France Droit du travail en France Sources du droit du travail Internationales : OIT · UE Étatiques : Constitution · Loi · Règlement · Jurisprudence Professionnelles : Convention collective · Usage et… …

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  • 20Relative angular momentum — In astrodynamics, the relative angular momentum (mathbf{H 2}/{1},!) of an orbiting body (m 2,!) relative to a central body (m 1,!) is the moment of (m 2,!) s relative linear momentum::mathbf{H 2}/{1}=mathbf{r} imes m 2mathbf{v},!where: *mathbf{r} …

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