What Is an Adiabatic Process

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What is an adiabatic process?

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Definitions:

Consolidation

The process of combining the financial statements of a parent company with those of its subsidiaries to present as if the group of companies was a single economic entity.

Amortization

The gradual reduction of a debt or the cost of an intangible asset over a specified period of time.

Acquisition

The method where one corporation acquires the majority or entirety of another corporation's shares to obtain dominance over that corporation.

Fair Value

A financial accounting term used to describe the estimated market value of an asset or liability based on current market conditions.