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Several of the World's Major Currency Exchange Rates Follow a Specific

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Several of the world's major currency exchange rates follow a specific quotation convention that is the result of tradition and history. The exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the euro is always quoted as "dollars per euro."


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Magic Number

Refers to the short-term memory capacity, traditionally considered to be 7±2 items, as postulated by psychologist George A. Miller.

Short-term Memory

The ability to keep a limited quantity of data actively accessible in one's consciousness for a brief duration.

Miller

George A. Miller was an American psychologist who made significant contributions to the cognitive psychology field, notably proposing that the human mind can hold 7 ± 2 pieces of information in short-term memory.

Maintenance Rehearsal

A cognitive process of repeatedly reviewing information to be retained in short-term memory and possibly encoded into long-term memory.

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