What Is Beta

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Multiple Choice

What is beta?

• A) a rate of return measure
• B) the return on a stock relative to the overall market
• C) the rate of dividend growth
• D) the percentage of net income paid out as a dividend
• E) measure of a stock's risk relative to the stock market average

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Definitions:

Temporal Summation

The process by which multiple sub-threshold signals can combine over time at a synapse to produce a significant effect, often leading to action potential if the threshold is reached.

Nobel Prize

Prestigious international awards given annually in several categories including physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, peace, and economic sciences, to those who confer the greatest benefit to humanity.

John C. Eccles

A neurophysiologist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the synapse and neurotransmitters.

Squid Axons

Squid axons are large nerve fibers used in research to understand the fundamental properties of nerve impulse conduction.