|
Log scale |
|
|
|
Home Site Map Add Term Search About Us Contributors |
Log scaleA scale that illustrates changes in proportion. So if a share doubles in price from £1 to £2, and then doubles again from £2 to £4, the distance between 1 and 2 will be the same as the distance from 2 to 4 because in both cases the increase was a doubling.Similar MatchesInternal economies of scaleInternal economies of scaleEconomies of scale that are internal to a firm; that is, the firm's average costs fall as its own output rises. Likely to be inconsistent with perfect competition. Contrasts with external economies of scale. Scale orderScale orderOrder to buy (sell) a security that specifies the total amount to be bought (sold) and the amount to be bought (sold) at successively decreasing (increasing) price intervals; often placed in order to average the price. Inverted scaleInverted scaleA serial bond offering whose bonds with earlier maturity dates have higher yields than bonds with later maturity dates. Returns to scaleReturns to scaleSame as increasing returns to scale. Offering scaleOffering scaleThe range of prices offered by the underwriter of a serial bond issue with different maturities. Further SuggestionsConstant returns to scaleEconomies of scale External economies of scale Economies of scale Rescaled Range (R or S) Analysis Decreasing returns to scale Scale in Diseconomies of scale Scale Increasing returns to scale Dynamic economies of scale Minimum efficient scale Scale enhancing External increasing returns to scale Scale economies |
|
|
|