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Negative gearing — is a form of leveraged speculation in which a speculator borrows money to buy an asset, but the income generated by that asset does not cover the interest on the loan (Interest > Income). In a few countries the strategy is motivated by… … Wikipedia
negative pregnant — A denial of wrongdoing that implies the opposite by denying only a qualification of the allegation, not the allegation itself. For example, if a defendant who is accused of embezzling a million dollars in 2007 denies the allegation by saying, I… … Law dictionary
Negative binomial distribution — Probability mass function The orange line represents the mean, which is equal to 10 in each of these plots; the green line shows the standard deviation. notation: parameters: r > 0 number of failures until the experiment is stopped (integer,… … Wikipedia
Negative number — This thermometer is indicating a slightly negative … Wikipedia
Negative probability — In 1942, Paul Dirac wrote a paper The Physical Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics [1] where he introduced the concept of negative energies and negative probabilities: Negative energies and probabilities should not be considered as nonsense. They … Wikipedia
Negative base — Numeral systems by culture Hindu Arabic numerals Western Arabic Eastern Arabic Indian family Tamil Burmese Khmer Lao Mongolian Thai East Asian numerals Chinese Japanese Suzhou Korean Vietnamese … Wikipedia
Negative amortization — In finance, negative amortization, also known as NegAm, deferred interest or graduated payment mortgage, occurs whenever the loan payment for any period is less than the interest charged over that period so that the outstanding balance of the… … Wikipedia
Negative pickup deal — In film production, a negative pickup is a contract entered into by an independent producer and a movie studio wherein the studio agrees to purchase the movie from the producer at a given date and for a fixed sum. Depending on whether the studio… … Wikipedia
negative equity — 1) The difference between the value of a property (usually residential) and the outstanding amount borrowed against it where the latter is the greater. For example, if a property s current market value is £200, 000 and the borrowing against it is … Big dictionary of business and management
negative equity — 1) An asset that has a market value below the sum of money borrowed to purchase it. 2) The state of holding such an asset, especially a house bought at a time of high prices that now has a current market value below the sum still outstanding on… … Accounting dictionary
