As Related to Businesses, the Term "Research and Development" Is

question 178

Multiple Choice

As related to businesses, the term "research and development" is used loosely to include direct efforts toward

• A)invention, innovation, and diffusion.
• B)basic research and applied research.
• C)laboratory research and business research.
• D)academic research and economic development.

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Definitions:

Hydrographs

Charts that show the flow rate of water over time in a specific stream, river, or other body of water.

Hydrograph

a graph showing the rate of flow (discharge) versus time past a specific point in a stream, river, or other channel.

Snowmelt

The runoff produced by melting snow.

Hundred-year Flood

is a term used to describe a flood event that has a 1% chance of occurring in any given year, used as a standard metric in flood risk assessment.