Table 20-5
*A Gini coefficient is a commonly used measure of income inequality, with values between 0 and 1 (0 corresponds to perfect equality whereby everyone has exactly the same income, and 1 corresponds to perfect inequality where one person has all the income, while everyone else has zero income) .
Source: The World Bank
-Refer to Table 20-5.Which country has the most unequal income distribution?
Definitions:
Receptors
Specialized cells or proteins that detect and respond to external substances, such as hormones, neurotransmitters, or sensory stimuli.
Subtractive Colour Mixing
The process of creating color by mixing pigments or inks, which absorb (subtract) some wavelengths of light and reflect others, used in painting and printing.
Opponent Process Theories
A group of theories, often applied to color vision and emotional responses, suggesting that elements are paired in a system where the activation of one element inhibits the activity of the opposite element.
Trichromatic Theory
A theory of color vision proposing that the human eye perceives color through the relative rates of response by three types of cones, each sensitive to different wavelengths of light.
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