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Lat. In the law of divorce. Cruelty; anything which tends to bodily harm, and in that manner renders cohabitation unsafe. 1 Hagg. Const. 408.

Setting up regular deposits of funds into set investments allowing an investor to buy shares at different prices and averaging the whole cost over time.

System wide effect of a group or system as a whole instead of individual member parts.

Error affecting all items comprising the group in a similar manner and magnitude. They are caused by a flaw in the system and occur in the same direction and don’t cancel each other eat. Also known as constant error.

A toxic substance effecting not one but all parts of a body and systems to varying degrees. Also called systemic toxicant.

1. General. Probability of failure or loss common to all group members or the whole system. 2. Investing and trading. Probable loss common to all investment and business opportunities that are inherent in all market dealings.

A judgment allowing 2 possibilities that are ‘either or’ such as yes/no, right/wrong etc.

1. General methodology applying a ‘holistic’ or ‘systems’ perspective by taking every aspect into account. 2. Narrow sense, analysis of future and current roles of a proposed computer system for a business.

Standard methods, activities and procedures that are established to take care of day-to-day or frequent events that depend on relevance and usefulness.

The thinking in management emphasizing the interdependence and interactive nature associated with elements in and external to the organization.