Negative gearing (Australia) — Negative gearing is a form of financial leverage where an investor borrows money to buy an asset, but the income generated by that asset does not cover the interest on the loan. The investor must fund the shortfall until the asset is sold, at… … Wikipedia
Negative (positive) contrast effect — in operant conditioning In the behavioral theory of operant conditioning, the negative contrast effect is evident when an attempt to reinforce a particular behavior through reward; when the rewards are finally withdrawn or reduced the subject is… … Wikipedia
negative attitude — [n] pessimism chip on one’s shoulder*, cynicism, dim view*, expectation of the worst, gloomy outlook, hopelessness, lack of confidence, low spirits, negativism; concepts 410,689 … New thesaurus
Expectation — In the case of uncertainty, expectation is what is considered the most likely to happen. An expectation, which is a belief that is centred on the future, may or may not be realistic. A less advantageous result gives rise to the emotion of… … Wikipedia
expectation — noun (usually expectations) ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great, high, lofty (esp. AmE) ▪ modest ▪ I have modest expectations about what my research can accomplish … Collocations dictionary
negative — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 denial PHRASES ▪ in the negative ▪ She answered the question in the negative. 2 developed photographic film ADJECTIVE ▪ original … Collocations dictionary
Negative electricity — Electricity E lec*tric i*ty ([=e] l[e^]k*tr[i^]s [i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl. {Electricities} ([=e] l[e^]k*tr[i^]s [i^]*t[i^]z). [Cf. F. [ e]lectricit[ e]. See {Electric}.] 1. (Physics) a property of certain of the fundamental particles of which matter… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pygmalion effect — The Pygmalion effect, Rosenthal effect, or more commonly known as the teacher expectancy effect refers to situations in which students perform better than other students simply because they are expected to do so. The Pygmalion effect requires a… … Wikipedia
Nocebo — WikiWorld comic about The Nocebo Effect, based on the articles Placebo and Nocebo In medicine, a nocebo reaction or response refers to harmful, unpleasant, or undesirable effects a subject manifests after receiving an inert dummy drug or placebo … Wikipedia
Smith-Waterman algorithm — The Smith Waterman algorithm is a well known algorithm for performing local sequence alignment; that is, for determining similar regions between two nucleotide or protein sequences. Instead of looking at the total sequence, the Smith Waterman… … Wikipedia
Pot odds — In poker, pot odds are the ratio of the current size of the pot to the cost of a contemplated call. In other words, if the pot contains $100, and a player must call $10 to stay in the hand, then the player has 100 to 10, or 10 to 1 (commonly… … Wikipedia