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According to Nagel, "There Does Not Appear to Be Any

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According to Nagel, "There does not appear to be any conceivable world (containing us) about which unsettlable doubts could not arise. Consequently the absurdity of our situation derives not from a collision between our expectations and the world, but from a collision within societies."


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Payback

The length of time it takes for an investment to generate an amount of money equal to the cost of the investment, used as a basic measure of the investment's risk.

Discounted Payback

The period of time it takes for an investment’s cash flows, discounted at a particular rate, to cover its initial cost.

Discounted Payback Rule

A capital budgeting technique that determines the amount of time required for discounted cash flows from a project to repay the initial investment.

Pre-Specified Period

A defined time frame agreed upon or determined before the start of a certain process or event.

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