Water hardness as a measured unit. 1 grain (64.8 milligrams) of calcium carbonate dissolved in 1 US gallon of water equals one GPG. It figures out to be 14.3 parts per million (PPM) or 1 part in 70,000 parts of water. Known also as Clark degree. Also refer to hard water.
Commissions as a percentage paid per an achievement schedule. Category or amount of policies written is the basis for the step-wise levels of commissions paid.
Typically in life insurance policies taken on children. Death benefit dependent on age of the child or age of the policy. It is possible for the benefit amount to be less than the face value in the early years of the policy.
crime that is given a greater punishment than is ordinarily given out.
The beginning premium of a contract is low and increases over time based on a schedule.
how crimes are sorted out according to their severity.
Involving the government. Examples are: governmental policy, governmental rulings, governmental limitations.
Slope angle, be it an incline or a decline. Three typical ways to measure it: (1) The difference between the ground or horizontal, the ‘grade line’ and the incline or decline stated in degrees, or grads. (2) Ratio from dividing the vertical distance by the actual distance along the slope. This is the sine of the slope angle. A gradient of 1 in 4 is a vertical distance of 1 unit over 4 units slope distance. It is expressed as 1/4 grade or 25 percent grade. (3) Ratio of vertical distance, incline or decline, over horizontal distance. This is the slope angle’s tangent.
an organisation that is created to carry out a function of government. See appendix.
A rating level scheme for rating a given city’s fire safety. Many factors figure into this rating. The National Board of Fire Underwriters make this schedule.