Lat. A breaking; division; fraction; a portion of a thing less than the whole.

A breaking, or breaking up; a fragment or broken part; a portion of athing, less than the whole. Jory v. Palace Dry Goods Co., 30 Or. 196, 46 Pac. 786.

As applied to tracts of land, particularly townships, sections, quartersections, and other divisions according to the government survey, and also miningclaims, this term means that the exterior boundary lines are […]

Coins or paper currency with value less than one of a basic currency unit. Such coins are pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters and half dollars in the US. Typically, government-minted.

Separation process using the different boiling points of various compounds of volatile components in a mixture. As the compound boils into vapor, components are split from the remaining brew. As […]

The amount of future CREDIT RISK inherent in an OVERTHECOUNTER DERIVATIVE transaction , typically combined with ACTUAL EXPOSURE to determine total credit exposure. The amount of fractional exposure in a […]

Ownership of an asset by more than one person. The reasons for this approach are many. Allows obtaining an asset beyond the financial capabilities of an individual . Disperses control […]

A premium paid at regular intervals (monthly; quarterly) and divided equally.

Modern banking system’s monetary policy . Banks hold typically 12 percent cash reserves, only a fraction, against depositors’ funds. Banks create deposits by loaning out the remaining 88 percent of […]

Dividend reinvestment plans use an accounting entry of less than one share of stock.

Arable land. Mon. Angl.

Lat. The breaking or wreck of ships; the same as naufragium , (q. v.)

1. Material separates into two parts. Typically caused by mechanical failure. 2. Bone breaking; many types exist, such as complete or incomplete breakage.

Category of how easily damage can occur from external pressure. Measure of an items’ susceptibility to fracture. To fail or loose value.

Lat. Fragments. A name sometimes applied (especially in citations) tothe Digest or Pandects in the Corpus Juris Civilis of Justinian, as being made up ofnumerous extracts or “fragments” from the […]

1. In Computing, this is the separation of data in a single file over a wide area of physical disk storage. The data resides on non-contiguous areas of the disk. […]

Market share of an industry has no single entity or group to influence direction because so many entities are competing for market share, diluting and dispersing dominance.

Fr. Expense; charges; costs. Frais d’un proems, costs of a suit.

The beginning and end of a transmission packet. Scopes a variable-size packet of data bits in a particular format. Codes, called flags, delimit this scope. This scope usually contains its […]

Scope, boundaries of the overall context for an event or issue that occurred. Too narrow a scope potentially exclude essential context; too broad a scope potential includes useless, distracting context. […]

Telecommunications technology splits a data stream into packets called frames to meet efficiency transmission expectations. An example are speeds of 64 kilo bits per thousand (Kbps) to 2.4 giga bits […]

the term given to a plot intended to incriminate an innocent person in a crime.

Interlinked items supporting an action, a process, an approach. Serves as a guide, modifiable to meet fluctuating objectives. Seen as a broad overview, outline, or skeleton.

Scoping, boundary setting. Achieving a desired result or obtaining a precise answer by presenting a context around an idea or an event, an approach or query to influence perception .

A French coin of the value of a little over eighteen cents.