for the distinction between purchasing power and money valueRealversusnominalvalue economics The distinction between realvalue and nominalvalue occurs in many fields. From a philosophical viewpoint, nominalvalue represents an accepted condition which is a goal or an approximation as opposed to the realvalue, which always is actually present. Often a nominalvalue is a de facto standard rather than a typical or average measurement. When measurement is involved, the realvalue often has the characteristics of an irrational number . In real world measuring situations, improving the measurement technique will eventually begin yielding unpredictable least significant digits. For example, a 1 ... clear that 1 inch is not the realvalue of the gage block length, but some other number that is always out of reach. Only counting can yield an accurate and reproducible realvalue see metrology for an explanation. Engineering In various subfields of engineering , a nominalvalue is one for which the name for the value is close to, but not the same as, the actual value. Some examples For dimensional ... of softwood for nominal structural design purposes. The inch tolerances absorb the natural variation ... , but is allowed to vary 10 . In North America, the nominal voltage is 120 V, with variance allowed .... In general, electrical devices are designed to work with one nominal voltage , which represents a band ..., a pump is designed to deliver its nominal pressure and flow while operating at its nominal speed and power. Actual operating conditions may vary. NiMH and NiCd rechargeable batteries have a nominal voltage of 1.2 V, but will actually supply real voltages ranging from about 1.45 V to 1.0 V during ... cases involve diameter, speed, and volume. Sometimes the word nominal is also used in engineering ... wheels are nominal. ref name JPL cite news url http jpl.nasa.gov news news.cfm?release 2009 ... concepts de Reale Gr e es Valor nominal eo Nominala valoro fr Valeur nominale it Valore nominale ... more details
and other usages Realversusnominalvalue In economics , nominalvalue refers to a Value ... of years. By contrast, realvalue adjusts nominalvalue to remove effects of price changes over time. For example, changes in the nominalvalue of some commodity bundle over time can happen because ... in one base year. The nominalvalue of a commodity bundle in a given year may be converted to a real ... sub P sub i sub Q sub i sub 50 5 10. The price deflates divides the nominalvalue to derive a real ... a nominalvalue say of an hourly wage rate in each different year t . To derive a realvalue series ... , the price index in that year. By definition then realvalue in year t nominalvalue in year t P sup ... of a realvalue sum or quotient is real GDP . Uses and examples Nominal values such as nominal ... the price index as a divisor for converting a nominalvalue into a realvalue, as in the previous ... price changes. They are often used for restating nominal income to real income , thus adjusting ... product , the nominal amount reflects production quantities and prices in that year, whereas real amounts in different years reflect only changes in quantities. A single realvalue has no meaning. Real ... for all the years. Nominal values are related to prices and quantities P and Q and to real values by the following definitional relation nominalvaluerealvalue P Q Q P or alternatively nominalvalue P realvalue Q. Here P serves as a price index . It is usually constructed to equal 1.00 or 100 in the base year. In the latter case, the relation becomes nominalvaluerealvalue 100 P. The nominalrealvalue distinction can apply not only to time series data, as above, but to cross section .... In that case, output or consumption may be measured either in terms of money valuenominal or physical ..., 5 Q sub i sub the quantity of i , say, 10 units. The nominalvalue of the bundle would then be price times quantity nominalvalue of i P sub i sub x Q sub i sub 5 x 10 50. Given only the nominalvalue ... more details
Realvalue may refer to Realversusnominalvalue , real values are the actual values of something while nominal values are the stated values of something Realversusnominalvalue economics , nominal values are the face value of currency over long periods of time years , whereas real values have been corrected for inflation disambig ... more details
Nominal return Let P sub t sub be the price of a security at time t , including any cash dividends or interest , and let P sub t &minus 1 sub be its price at t &minus 1. Let RS sub t sub be the simple rate of return on the security from t &minus 1 to t . Then math 1 RS t frac P t P t 1 . math The continuously compounded rate of return or instantaneous rate of return RC sub t sub obtained during that period is math RC t ln left frac P t P t 1 right . math If this instantaneous return is received continuously for one period, then the initial value P sub t 1 sub will grow to math P t P t 1 cdot e RC t math during that period. See also Compound interest continuous compounding . Since this analysis did not adjust for the effects of inflation on the purchasing power of P sub t sub , RS and RC are referred to as Realversusnominalvalue economics nominal rates of return . Real return Let math pi t math be the purchasing power of a dollar at time t the number of bundles of consumption that can be purchased for 1 . Then math pi t 1 PL t math , where PL sub t sub is the price level at t the dollar price of a bundle of consumption goods . The simple inflation rate IS sub t sub from t &ndash 1 to t is math tfrac PL t PL t 1 1 math . Thus, continuing the above nominal example, the final value of the investment expressed in Realversusnominalvalue economics real terms is math P t real P t cdot frac PL t 1 PL t . math Then the continuously compounded real rate of return math RC real math is math RC t real ln left frac P t real P t 1 right . math The continuously compounded real rate of return is just the continuously compounded nominal rate of return minus the continuously compounded inflation rate. Source http gsbwww.uchicago.edu fac eugene.fama teaching Reading 20List 20and 20Notes Continuously 20Componded 20Returns.doc Eugene Fama Notes DEFAULTSORT Continuously Compounded Nominal And Real Returns Category Applied mathematics ... more details
citations missing date February 2011 otheruses In linguistics, a nominal is a part of speech in some languages that shares features with noun s and adjective s. Nominals are a common feature of Aboriginal Australian languages Indigenous Australian languages , many of which do not categorically differentiate nouns from adjectives. Some features of nominals in some Australian languages include the ability to take grammatical case marking, the ability to function substantive ly head a noun phrase , and the ability to function Predicative adjectival or nominal predicatively modify another nominal . See also Noun phrase Post nominal Pre nominal References reflist DEFAULTSORT Nominal Category Linguistics Category Syntactic entities Ling stub ... more details
Wiktionary Versus , often abbreviated v. or v , vs. or vs may refer to TOC right Media Versus TV channel , a United States sports events channel Versus film Versus film , a Japanese action film Versus journal Versus journal , an Italian semiotics journal VS. game show VS. game show , a game show with two opposing teams VS manga VS manga , Japanese manga by Keiko Yamada Music Albums Versus EP Versus EP , by Usher Versus White Panda album Versus White Panda album , by The White Panda Versus Kings of Convenience album Versus Kings of Convenience album Versus The Haunted album Versus The Haunted album , by Swedish thrash metal melodic death metal band The Haunted Versus Mr. Children album Versus Mr. Children album , by Japanese band Mr. Children Vs. Mission of Burma album Vs. Mission of Burma album Vs. Pearl Jam album Vs. Pearl Jam album , by Pearl Jam Songs Versus , the final track on Velocifero , an album by Ladytron VS song VS song , the debut single by Misono Groups Versus band , an American rock band VS band Other uses Versus programming language , scripting language used with Visual IRC VS System pronounced Versus System , system used for collectible card games Versus populum , latin for the orientation of the clergy literally, facing the people , at a Roman Catholic Mass Versus Versace , the diffusion line of Italian fashion house Versace See also Verse disambiguation , plural verses Style of cause disambig de Versus es Versus eo Versus fr Versus it Versus ja VERSUS ru Versus sv Versus ... more details
wiktionary nominal A nominal is one of the parts of speech. Nominal may also refer to Nominal aphasia , a problem remembering words and names Nominal category , a group of objects or ideas that can be collectively grouped on the basis of shared, arbitrary characteristic Nominal damages , a small award to compensate for technical harm Nominal data , a form of categorical data in statistics Nominal GDP , a raw gross domestic product value uncompensated for inflation or deflation Nominal group language , a noun surrounded by words characterize it Nominal number , a number used as an identifier in mathematics Nominal techniques in computer science for working with formal languages with name binding constructs Nominalvalue , an accepted condition which is a goal or an approximation as opposed to the realvalueNominal economics , a value expressed in units of a currency but not equal Realversusnominalvalue economics , the face value of currency , which is not corrected for inflation or compound interest . Nominal linguistics , a word or group of words functioning as a noun See also Nominal group , another disambiguation page for nominal group terms disambig ... more details
Wiktionary Value or values may refer to Concepts of worth Value ethics Value personal and cultural Value economics Theory of value economics Value theory Value investing Value marketing Value law i.e. consideration Concepts of quantity , amount, or entity Value semiotics Value mathematics Value computer science Other Lightness color The term values usually refers to Value ethics Value personal and cultural Value law See also Anthropological theories of value Extrinsic value Intrinsic value disambiguation Moral character Phronesis Store of valueValue added disambig Category Value af Waarde ar cs Hodnota de Valor es Valor desambiguaci n fr Valeur ko it Valore he nl Waarde ja no Verdi pl Warto pt Valor ro Valoare sk Hodnota sv V rde vi Gi tr ... more details
Dablink T value can also refer to the Student s t test . The United States Department of Agriculture defines the T Value as the maximum average soil loss in tons per year that will still allow economical maintenance of the current level of production into the future. ref http agriculture.house.gov info glossary tu.htm USA Department of Agriculture ref References Reflist colwidth 40em references references Category United States Department of Agriculture ... more details
image Labeledcyclohexane.png thumb 400px right The A value for a methyl group is 1.74 as derived from the chemical equilibrium above. This means it costs 1.74 kcal mol of energy to have a methyl group in the axial position compared to the equatorial position. A Values are numerical values used in the determination of the most stable orientation of atoms in a molecule Conformational isomerism Conformational Analysis , as well as a general representation of steric bulk . A values are derived from energy measurements of a monosubstituted cyclohexane conformation cyclohexane ring. ref name PACGlossary cite journal title Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry IUPAC Recommendations 1994 journal PAC year 1994 volume 66 pages 1077 1184 doi 10.1351 pac199466051077 author Muller, P ref Substituent s on a cyclohexane ring prefer to reside in the equatorial position to the axial. The difference ... energy conformation equatorial substitution is the A value for that particular substituent. Utility ... A value is equatorial is favored. image methyltbutyl cyclohexane.png thumb 600px center A methyl substituent has a significantly smaller A value than a tert butyl substituent therefore the most stable .... In general, the larger a substituent s A value, the larger the steric effect of that substituent. Methyl has an A value of 1.74 while butyl tert butyl has an A value of 5. Because the A value ..., the A value is reduced from what would be predicted based purely on enthalpic terms. Due to these favorable ... style text align center Substituent A Value Substituent A Value Substituent A Value D 0.006 CH sub ... of the hydroxyl and isopropyl subunit, the energetic value of a favorable intramolecular hydrogen ... below is axial in the ground state, despite a positive A Value. From this observation, it is clear ... A value 4.9 has a larger A value than the trimethylsilyl group A value 2.5 , yet the tert butyl ... group less sterically hindering, thus, lowering it s A value. ref name Hoffmanbook This can also be seen ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2006 Nominal power is a measurement of a mediumwave radio station s output used in the United States . AM Broadcasting broadcast ers are licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to operate at a specific Realversusnominalvaluenominal power physics power , which may be and usually is different from the transmitter power output . For omnidirectional antenna non directional stations, nominal power is normally equal to the Radio frequency RF power presented to the antenna, as determined from the base electrical current current and the antenna s nominal Electrical impedance impedance at the carrier wave carrier frequency . For directional antenna directional stations, nominal power is normally equal to the RF power at the common point the point at which the transmitter output branches off into separate phasing network s for each tower . In both cases, nominal power excludes losses in transmission lines between the tower or phasor and the transmitter however, it includes losses in a resistor network used to decrease the efficiency of the antenna system. Nominal power is ultimately a historical artifact of the regulatory regime employed by the FCC prior to the 1980s. In the old system, rather than allowing licensees to choose any power level which would meet the efficiency and Interference communication interference standards for their class, stations were restricted to a small set of power levels 50, 100, 250, 500, 1000, 2500, 5000, 10000, 25000, and 50000 watt s. A station whose maximum coverage would otherwise be available at 4500 watts given a specific directional pattern and antenna system efficiency had a choice of either living with 2500 watts, or reducing the antenna efficiency to a level which would allow for 5 kW. Newly constructed stations could fairly easily design an antenna system to meet the requirements, but stations on or moving ... need for the concept of nominal power. However, stations still take advantage of the resistor ... more details
Realversusnominalvaluenominal , which is often used incorrectly to mean average or typical . The relevant ... as the difference between the nominal level and the noise floor , leaving the Headroom audio signal processing headroom as the difference between nominal and maximum output. ref http www.rane.com ... the nominal measured level before clipping audio clipping . The difference between the peaks and the average ... correspond to the designed, or nominal, level. Standards VU meter s are designed to represent the perceived ... signal quality is obtained when the meter rarely goes above nominal. The markings are often ... audio recording recording and sound reinforcement gear, the nominal level is 0 VU 4 dBu . In consumer level equipment, the nominal level varies, but some standardize to 0 VU 10 Decibel Voltage ...?id N Extron Electronics Glossary of Terms definition of nominal level ref In video systems, nominal ... tech index.html TRV900 Technical Measurements The nominal baseband composite video signal has an amplitude ... Page The Y signal has a nominal level of 1Vpp and C signal a level of around 0.5V. , The nominal ... External links http www.sweetwater.com expert center glossary t NominalLevel Nominal Level Sweetwater glossary http www.tangible technology.com audiobasics levels level.html Level Headed Nominal Level ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Orphan date December 2009 Nominal money , in economics , is the quantity of money measured in a particular currency and is directly proportional to the price level . This means, among other things, that if the price level rises by 10 , 10 more money than before is necessary in order to maintain stability. For example, if it costs 20 to buy an item, and the price level increases by 10 , the dollar amount necessary to buy the item increases by 10 in this case by 2 , which brings the total cost of the item to 22. Real money is the quantity of money measured as a constant e.g. the value of the dollar in 1997 , and it relates to Nominal money as follows Nominal money Price level Real money. Therefore Real Money Nominal money Price Level, where Real Money is the quantity of money measured in terms of what it will buy. Thus, 22 at the new price level will buy the same amount of goods as 20 at the original price level. DEFAULTSORT Nominal Money Category Money ... more details
For the economics term Real vs. nominal in economics Nominal numbers sometimes called categorical numbers are numeral system numerals used for identification only. The numerical value is irrelevant, and they do not indicate quantity, rank, or any other measurement. Definition The term nominal number is quite recent and of limited use. It appears to have originated as a usage in school textbooks derived from the statistical term nominal data , defined as data indicating ... m erely statements of qualitative category of membership. This usage comes from the sense of wikt nominalnominal as name . Mathematically, nominal numbering is a one to one function mathematics function from a set of objects being named to the set of numerals it is a function because each object is assigned a numeral, and it is one to one because different objects are assigned different numerals. Nominal number can be broadly defined as any numeral used for identification, however it was assigned , or narrowly as a numeral with no information other than identification . For the purposes of naming, the term number is often used loosely to refer to any String computer science string sequence of symbols , which may not consist entirely of digits it is often alphanumeric . For instance, National Insurance number s, some driver s license numbers, and some serial number s contain letters. Use of nominal numbers Nominal refers to the use of numbers any nominal number can be used by its numerical value as an integer added to another, multiplied, compared in magnitude, and so forth but for nominal numbers these operations are not in general meaningful. For example, the ZIP code 11111 is less than the ZIP code 12345 ... operation with nominal numbers is to compare two nominal numbers to see whether they are equal or not whether ... number s these latter are thus properly ordinal numbers. Narrowly defined Numerical identifiers that are nominal ... nominal number. The naming function is demonstrated by Squad number Retired numbers retired numbers ... more details
clarify, for Bourdieu nominal identity can often mean face value or appearance. He often mentions the term nominal identity in order to illustrate the idea of a more complex reality, beyond the name, within the studied subject. Nominal identity in linguistics Nominal identity in linguistics pertains ... ethnic groups. ref cite journal title Categorically Wrong? Nominalversus Graded Measures of Ethnic ... compiled a study called Categorically Wrong? Nominalversus Graded Measures of Ethnic Identity that takes a look at ethnicity as a nominal identity. Their study proposed whether or not the attitudes of members of the group with the more salient identity can be completely explained by its nominal ... measure of ethnicity. ref cite journal title Categorically Wrong? Nominalversus Graded Measures of Ethnic ... Categorically Wrong? Nominalversus Graded Measures of Ethnic Identity journal Linguistics and Philosophy ... questions about nationality , ref cite journal title Categorically Wrong? Nominalversus Graded Measures ... media , ref cite journal title Categorically Wrong? Nominalversus Graded Measures of Ethnic Identity ..., and the language used at home. Brady and Kaplan concluded that ethnicity is not always a nominal characteristic ref name wrong cite journal title Categorically Wrong? Nominalversus Graded ...split date February 2011 orphan date April 2010 expert psychology date April 2010 Nominal identity is a term ... social science identity in name only and what is the experience of that identity. Nominal and virtual identity According to sociologist Richard Jenkins of University of Sheffield , wikt nominalnominal ... who bear it, and can change while the nominal identity remains the same and vice versa . ref cite book ... a person sits. Bourdieu and nominal identity Pierre Bourdieu uses the term nominal identity in Distinction ... this statement. ref name Barker Nominal identity in ethnicity Ethnic identity is a social identity .... It is only nominal when most salient. Ethnic identity ... causes individuals within a group ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Nominal yield or coupon yield is the Coupon bond coupon rate of a fixed income security , which is a fixed percentage of the par value. Unlike current yield , it does not vary with the market price of the security. Bond market DEFAULTSORT Nominal Yield Category Bonds Category Fixed income analysis Econ stub ... more details
fields, most often being encountered in respect of The nominalvalue of the characteristic impedance of a cable of other form of transmission line . The nominalvalue of the input impedance ... filter equaliser s and amplifier s. The nominalvalue of the input impedance of a antenna radio radio frequency antenna The actual impedance may vary quite considerably from the nominal figure ... impedance exactly corresponds to it. The item is assigned the nearest standard value. 600 Nominal ... is far from constant and the nominalvalue is only correct at one frequency. The wiring to the subscriber ... be this value at one specific frequency. This might be quoted as a nominal 600 impedance at 800 Hz ... . A common value for oscilloscope nominal impedance is 1 M resistance and 20 pF capacitance. ref pp.97 ...Nominal impedance in electrical engineering and audio engineering refers to the approximate designed .... It is usual practice to speak of nominal impedance as if it were a constant resistance, ref Maslin ... component, despite this often being far from the case. Depending on the field of application, nominal ... of values of nominal impedance that are recognised as being standard. The nominal impedance of components ... to be specified to a standard nominal impedance. The earliest, and still the most widespread, standard ... the line in 600 . ref Schmitt, pp.301 302. ref File Twisted pair nominal impedance.svg ... it has a very similar impedance to telephone cable, the nominal impedance is rated at 100 . This is because ... flat and mostly resistive. ref name Schmitt301 Standardisation of line nominal impedance led to two port networks such as filters being designed to a matching nominal impedance. The nominal impedance .... This filter transformed to a band pass filter will have an impedance equal to the nominal impedance at resonance rather than low frequency. This nominal impedance of filters will generally be the same as the nominal impedance of the circuit or cable that the filter is working into. ref Bird, pp.564 ... more details
Nominal group may refer to Nominal category , a group of objects or ideas that can be collectively grouped on the basis of shared, arbitrary characteristic Nominal group language , typically, a noun surrounded by other words characterize it Nominal group technique , a decision making method for use among groups of many sizes disambig ... more details
no footnotes date December 2010 context date December 2010 Nominal techniques are a range of techniques, centred on nominal sets, for handling abstract syntax with name binding. Research into nominal sets gave rise to Nominal terms computer science nominal terms , a metalanguage for embedding object languages with name binding constructs into. See also De Bruijn index Higher order abstract syntax References cite journal doi 10.1007 s001650200016 author Murdoch J. Gabbay and Andrew M. Pitts title A NEW approach to abstract syntax with variable binders journal Formal Aspects of Computing volume 13 pages 341 363 year 2002 cite journal doi 10.1016 j.tcs.2004.06.016 author Christian Urban, Andrew M. Pitts and Murdoch J. Gabbay year 2004 title Nominal unification journal Theoretical Computer Science volume 323 pages 473 497 Category Theoretical computer science ... more details
Unreferenced date May 2008 A nominal category or a nominal group is a group of objects or ideas that can be collectively grouped on the basis of shared, arbitrary characteristic. A nominal group only has members and non members. That is, nothing more can be said about the members of the group other than they are part of the group. Nominal categories cannot be numerically organized or ranked. The members of a nominal group cannot be placed in sequential, ordinal scale ordinal or ratio orders. For example race is a nominal group. A person can be a member of a certain nominal racial group, such as black, white, or Asian, or he cannot. A black person does not have more race than a white person, therefore it is impossible to order races according to any sort of mathematical logic. Another example would be words that start with the letter a There are thousands of words that start with the letter a but none have more of this nominal quality than others. Correlating two nominal categories is thus very difficult, because any relationships that occur are usually deemed to be spurious relationship spurious , and thus unimportant. For example, trying to figure out how many black people have first names starting with the letter a would be a fairly arbitrary, random exercise. Nominal categories of data are thus most commonly compared to ordinal and ratio data, to see if nominal categories play a role in determining these other factors. For example, the effect of race nominal on income ratio . Nominal variables are seldom the variables being explained by the research. See also Level of measurement Category Statistical data types Category Categorical data ... more details
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Unreferenced date December 2006 Nominal wattage is used to simplify the measurement of the efficiency of a loudspeaker . The Electrical impedance impedance of a loudspeaker varies with frequency . This means that if different sine wave tones are fed into the loudspeaker at the same voltage or the same current electricity current , the amount of electric power consumed will vary. By convention, loudspeakers are designed to generate the same sound pressure level SPL at the listener for the same voltage at varying frequencies regardless of the variation in electric power. This permits a loudspeaker to be used with an amplifier having a low internal impedance and a flat frequency response is realized for the combined amplifier loudspeaker system. However, an amplifier with a low internal impedance delivers more electrical output power when the load impedance reduces until the impedances become approximately Impedance matching matched . Such high power levels could cause damage to either the amplifier or the amplifier s power supply, or the circuit connected to the amplifier s output including ... typical music. This is called the nominal impedance . Amplifiers can therefore be safely specified to operate into a load that has this nominal impedance or higher, but not lower . Typical nominal ..., and 8 being most common elsewhere. A loudspeaker with an 8 nominal impedance may exhibit actual impedances ranging from approximately 5 to 100 depending on frequency. In this context, the nominal ... if the loudspeaker was actually exhibiting its nominal impedance. The actual electric power may vary from about twice the nominal power down to less than one tenth. Loudspeaker efficiency is measured with respect to nominal power in order to emulate the situation outlined above where a low internal impedance amplifier is used with a loudspeaker. The convention is to supply one nominal watt during testing. If the nominal impedance is 4 ohms, the voltage would be 2 volts. If the nominal impedance ... more details
In a civil lawsuit, a nominal party is one named as a party law party on the record of an action, but having no interest in the action. References PD old text title The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia year 1906 references Category Legal terms ... more details
In manufacturing, a nominal size or trade size is a size in name only used for identification. ref R. K. Rajputpage A textbook of manufacturing technology manufacturing processes ,Firewall Media, 2008 ISBN 8131802442 page 705 ref The nominal size may not match any dimension of the product, but within the domain of that product the nominal size may correspond to a large number of highly standardized dimensions and Engineering tolerance tolerances . For example, dimensional lumber sizes such as 2 by 4 refers to a board whose finished dimensions are closer to 1 1 2 inches by 4 inches. A 3 1 2 inch floppy disk standard dimension is 90 mm, or 3.54 inches, and is advertised to hold 1.44 megabytes although its capacity is 1,474,560 bytes. A 3 4 inch pipe in the Nominal Pipe Size system has no dimensions that are exactly 0.75 inches. A screw thread has a number of dimensions required to assure proper function but is referred to by a nominal size and a thread design family, for example 1 4 inch, 20 threads per inch, Unified National Coarse . A nominal size may not even carry any unit of measure, for example 120 film is a film format made by different manufacturers, interchangeable in cameras but with no particular correlation to 120 in either inch or millimetre units. American wire gauge is a series of sizes for copper wire, with an arbitrary but well standardized relationship between the size number and the dimensions of the finished wire. Nominal sizes may be well standardized across an industry, or may be proprietary to one manufacturer. Applying the nominal size across domains requires understanding of the size systems in both areas for example, someone wishing to select a drill bit to clear a 1 4 inch screw may consult tables to show the proper Drill bit sizes drill bit size . Someone wishing to calculate the load capacity of a steel beam would have to consult tables to translate the nominal size of the beam into usable dimensions. See also Paper ... more details
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