2022 Apr Flashcards
Aptronym
A person’s name that is regarded as amusingly appropriate to their occupation
Development accounting
An accounting principle that is used to compare two countries at the same point in time
Iconoclasm
The rejection or destruction of religious images as heretical
The action of attacking or assertively rejecting cherished beliefs and institutions or established values and practices
Barcarolle
A song traditionally sung by Venetian gondoliers
Gravitas
Dignity, seriousness, or solemnity of manner
TMS
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
A noninvasive procedure that uses magnetic fields to stimulate nerve cells in the brain to improve symptoms of depression
Typically used when other depression treatments haven’t been effective
Affective computing
The study and development of systems and devices that can recognize, interpret, process, and simulate human affects
One of the motivations for the research is the ability to give machines emotional intelligence, including to stimulate empathy
Interdigitate
(Of two or more things) interlock like the fingers of two clasped hands
Quid pro quo
A favour or advantage granted or expected in return for something
Moore’s Law
The principle that the speed and capability of computers can be expected to double every two years, as a result of increases in the number of transistors a microchip can contain
Zeigarnik effect
Occurs when an activity that has been interrupted may be more readily recalled
Postulates that people remember unfinished or interrupted tasks better than completed tasks
Autogenous
Arising from within or from a thing itself
Hermetic
airtight
PCE
Personal
Consumption
Expenditure
Palladium
the chemical element of atomic number 46, a rare silvery-white metal resembling platinum
FOMC
Federal
Open
Market
Committee
EBITDA
Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation Amortization
used as an indicator of the overall profitability of a business
Aplomb
Poise
Self-assurance
Composure
BCI
Brain
Computer
Interface
a direct communication pathway between the brain’s electrical activity and an external device, most commonly a computer or robotic limb
Astern
behind or toward the rear of a ship or aircraft
(of a ship) backward; stern foremost
STAR
Smart tissue autonomous robot
a small robot designed to facilitate surgical procedures
subordinated lease
AKA ground lease
a type of long-term contract where the parties are interested in transacting on unimproved land
e.g., McDonalds, etc.
imprimatur
an official licence by the Roman Catholic Church to print an ecclesiastical or religious book
Thermobaric
a type of weapon
fuel air explosives
typically filled with aerosolized solid fuel or a highly combustible slurry
