risk peril danger | a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury, he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime, there was a danger he would do the wrong thing |
risk arbitrage takeover arbitrage | arbitrage involving risk, as in the simultaneous purchase of stock in a target company and sale of stock in its potential acquirer, if the takeover fails the arbitrageur may lose a great deal of money |
risk risk of exposure | the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent |
risk risk of infection | the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred |
constant constant quantity invariable | a quantity that does not vary |
law of constant proportion law of definite proportions | (chemistry) law stating that every pure substance always contains the same elements combined in the same proportions by weight |
typewriter font constant-width font fixed-width font monospaced font | a typeface is which each character is given the same width (as by a typewriter) |
gambler risk taker | someone who risks loss or injury in the hope of gain or excitement |
Lambert Constant Lambert Leonard Constant Lambert | English composer and conductor (-) |
venture capital risk capital | wealth available for investment in new or speculative enterprises |
constant | a number representing a quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context, the velocity of light is a constant |
Boltzmann's constant | constant used in the calculation of the ideal gas constant |
cosmological constant | an arbitrary constant in the equations of general relativity theory |
equilibrium constant | (chemistry) the ratio of concentrations when equilibrium is reached in a reversible reaction (when the rate of the forward reaction equals the rate of the reverse reaction) |
dissociation constant | the equilibrium constant for a reversible dissociation |
gas constant universal gas constant R | (physics) the universal constant in the gas equation: pressure times volume R times temperature, equal to . joules per kelvin per mole |
gravitational constant universal gravitational constant constant of gravitation G | (physics) the universal constant relating force to mass and distance in Newton's law of gravitation |
Hubble's constant Hubble constant Hubble's parameter Hubble parameter | (cosmology) the ratio of the speed of recession of a galaxy (due to the expansion of the universe) to its distance from the observer, the Hubble constant is not actually a constant, but is regarded as measuring the expansion rate today |
Planck's constant h | the constant of proportionality relating the energy of a photon to its frequency, approximately . x ^- joule-second |
factor of proportionality constant of proportionality | the constant value of the ratio of two proportional quantities x and y, usually written y kx, where k is the factor of proportionality |
rydberg rydberg constant rydberg unit | a wave number characteristic of the wave spectrum of each element |
time constant | the ratio of the inductance of a circuit in henries to its resistance in ohms |
hazard jeopardy peril risk endangerment | a source of danger, a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune, drinking alcohol is a health hazard |
time constant | (electronics) the time required for the current or voltage in a circuit to rise or fall exponentially through approximately per cent of its amplitude |
solar constant | the rate at which radiant solar energy is received at the outer layer of the earth's atmosphere |
gamble chance risk hazard take chances adventure run a risk take a chance | take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome, When you buy these stocks you are gambling |
risk put on the line lay on the line | expose to a chance of loss or damage, We risked losing a lot of money in this venture, Why risk your life?, She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong |
constant | steadfast in purpose or devotion or affection, a man constant in adherence to his ideals, a constant lover, constant as the northern star |
ceaseless constant incessant never-ending perpetual unceasing unremitting | uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing, the ceaseless thunder of surf, in constant pain, night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city, the never-ending search for happiness, the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy, man's unceasing warfare with drought and isolation, unremitting demands of hunger |
risk-free riskless unhazardous | thought to be devoid of risk |
bad risky high-risk speculative | not financially safe or secure, a bad investment, high risk investments, anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky, speculative business enterprises |
changeless constant invariant unvarying | unvarying in nature, maintained a constant temperature, principles of unvarying validity |