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DISCRIMINATION: Treating people differently based on some sort of group characteristic--like race, ethnic origin, or gender--rather then individual abilities. Discrimination is usually most prominent in employment and housing, but can filter into all aspects of life in many subtle ways. Discrimination tends to be inefficient because it limits the number of buyers or sellers that have access to a given market. Those who discriminate in this manner are, in essence, willing to pay extra for the privilege of associating only with "their own kind."
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SATISFACTION The process of successfully fulfilling wants and needs. This also goes by the technical economic term utility, and is essentially synonymous with more common words, such as fulfillment, well-being, and to some degree prosperity or happiness.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time at the confiscated property police auction looking to buy either a flower arrangement with daisies and carnations for your uncle or a coffee cup commemorating next Thursday. Be on the lookout for pencil sharpeners with an attitude.
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The portrait on the quarter is a more accurate likeness of George Washington than that on the dollar bill.
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"Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts. " -- Edward R. Murrow, News broadcaster
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ANOVA
Analysis of Variance
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