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Externality

State of being external; exteriority

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Position 76% connected

The state of being posited, or placed; the manner in which anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an inclined, or an upright position.

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Worldliness 76% connected

The quality of being worldly; a predominant passion for obtaining the good things of this life; covetousness; addictedness to gain and temporal enjoy…

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Inwardness 94% connected

Internal or true state; essential nature; as, the inwardness of conduct.

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Inwardness 94% connected

Internal or true state; essential nature; as, the inwardness of conduct.

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Microeconomics noun · 85% connection

the branch of economics that studies the economy of consumers or households or individual firms

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Outwardness noun · 85% connection

the quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior; "the outwardness of the world"

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Capital account noun · 78% connection

(economics) that part of the balance of payments recording a nation's outflow and inflow of financial securities

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Consumption noun · 78% connection

(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has increased steadily"

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Economic consumption noun · 78% connection

(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has increased steadily"

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Economic theory noun · 78% connection

(economics) a theory of commercial activities (such as the production and consumption of goods)

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Game theory noun · 78% connection

(economics) a theory of competition stated in terms of gains and losses among opposing players

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Gresham's Law noun · 78% connection

(economics) the principle that when two kinds of money having the same denominational value are in circulation the intrinsically more…

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marginal utility noun · 78% connection

(economics) the amount that utility increases with an increase of one unit of an economic good or service

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Monopoly noun · 78% connection

(economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller; "a monopoly on silver"; "when you have a monopoly you can ask…

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Monopsony noun · 78% connection

(economics) a market in which goods or services are offered by several sellers but there is only one buyer

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Moral hazard noun · 78% connection

(economics) the lack of any incentive to guard against a risk when you are protected against it (as by insurance); "insurance companie…

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oligopoly noun · 78% connection

(economics) a market in which control over the supply of a commodity is in the hands of a small number of producers and each one can i…

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Production noun · 78% connection

(economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale; "he introduced more efficient methods…

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Productivity noun · 78% connection

(economics) the ratio of the quantity and quality of units produced to the labor per unit of time

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Rent seeking noun · 78% connection

(economics) the theory that a person or firm seeks to make money by manipulating the economic environment rather than by making a prof…

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Rent-seeking noun · 78% connection

(economics) the theory that a person or firm seeks to make money by manipulating the economic environment rather than by making a prof…

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Spillover noun · 78% connection

(economics) any indirect effect of public expenditure

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Action noun · 78% connection

Gesticulation; the external deportment of the speaker, or the suiting of his attitude, voice, gestures, and countenance, to the subjec…

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actus reus noun · 78% connection

The act or omission that forms the physical part of a crime.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: external, exteriority.
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Adosculation noun · 78% connection

Impregnation by external contact, without intromission.

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Afferent adjective · 78% connection

Bearing or conducting inwards to a part or organ; -- opposed to efferent; as, afferent vessels; afferent nerves, which convey sensatio…

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Alveary noun · 78% connection

The hollow of the external ear.

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Amaurosis noun · 78% connection

A loss or decay of sight, from loss of power in the optic nerve, without any perceptible external change in the eye; -- called also gu…

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Angulometer noun · 78% connection

An instrument for measuring external angles.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: external, exteriority.
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Anima noun · 78% connection

(Jungian psychology) the inner self (not the external persona) that is in touch with the unconscious

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Antitragus noun · 78% connection

A prominence on the lower posterior portion of the concha of the external ear, opposite the tragus. See Ear.

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Apparel noun · 78% connection

External clothing; vesture; garments; dress; garb; external habiliments or array.

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Body noun · 78% connection

the external structure of a vehicle; "the body of the car was badly rusted"

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Cardiac resuscitation noun · 78% connection

an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has col…

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