EXCEEDANCE

exceedance

(noun) (geology) the probability that an earthquake will generate a level of ground motion that exceeds a specified reference level during a given exposure time; “the concept of exceedance can be applied to any type of environmental risk modeling”

Source: WordNet® 3.1



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26 November 2024

TRANSPOSITION

(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards


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Coffee Trivia

Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.

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