Onion (n.) A liliaceous plant of the genus Allium (A. cepa), having a strong-flavored bulb and long hollow leaves; also, its bulbous root, much used as an article of food. The name is often extended to other species of the genus. Onirocritic (a.) See Oneirocritic. Onliness (n....
There was once a time, not long ago, when "Asian Americans" did not exist. The very idea of Asians who could be American was inconceivable-indeed, repugnant-to politicians, pundits, and the public at large. This, in spite of Spanish chronicles from the early seventeenth century about establ...
the "aversion to inequality"; • Theil index (T) that gives equal weights across the distribution; • Mean logarithmic deviation (MLD), which is more sensitive to changes at the lower end of the distribution, while CV is more responsive to changes in the upper end of the distribution. ...