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has definitions from the field of mathematics
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[ adjective ] being ten more than forty
Used in print (The Atlanta Constitution...)Vandiver opened his race for governor in 1958 with a battle in the Legislature against the issuance of $ 50 million worth of additional rural roads bonds proposed by then Gov._Marvin_Griffin . ("Editorials"...)He seems to have at_least a_few 30 - and 50 - megaton_bombs on_hand , since we cannot assume that he has exploded his entire stock . He has gained only one thing - he has exploded a 50 - megaton_bomb and he probably has rockets with sufficient thrust to lob it over the shorter intercontinental ranges . (Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)It should be admitted , too , that there is a good percentage of lapsed or nonchurchgoing Catholics ( one paper writes 50 per_cent ) . (Jack Kaplan, "The Health Machine Menace: Therapy by...)Carroll diagnosed Mrs._Hull by taking a drop of blood from her ear and putting it on his `` radionic '' machine and twirling some knobs ( fee $ 50 ) . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (mathematics) the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
Used in print (Grants-in-Aid and Other Financial Assistance...)Determine the ratio of 50 % to the average per_capita income of the U._S. ( Divide 50 by the result obtained in item 2 above . ) Determine the ratio of 50 % to the average per_capita income of the U._S. ( Divide 50 by the result obtained in item 2 above . ) Determine for each State ( except the Virgin_Islands , Guam and Puerto_Rico , and , prior to 1962 , Alaska and Hawaii ) that percentage which bears the same ratio to 50 % as the particular State 's average per_capita income bears to the average per_capita income of the U._S. . Beginning in 1960 , the matching requirements for the base allotment are being adjusted ( upward or downward , as_required ) 25 % a_year , so that by 1963 the entire support allotment will be matched on the basis of a 40 % pivot State share , with maximum and minimum State shares of 50 % and 30 % , respectively . In all other States it is the difference obtained by subtracting from 100 the result obtained in item 4 above ; except that no State shall have a Federal share less_than 50 % nor more_than 70 % . Related terms |
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