Key terms & definitions

A situation in which the amount of information presented exceeds a person's capacity to process it effectively.

Living together as a couple without being married.

Living together as a couple outside marriage or a civil partnership.

A family in which a couple live together as partners without being married.

The logical organisation of ideas so that a piece of writing makes sense as a whole.

A consistent position developed through an answer, with each point contributing to the overall judgement.

The links between sentences and paragraphs, created through vocabulary, references and connecting expressions.

One of the ten main infantry divisions of a Roman legion. An ordinary cohort contained six centuries; the first cohort was larger.

A group of people who move through an institution or experience a process during the same period, such as pupils in the same school year.

Differences in family experiences between generations shaped by the historical periods in which they live.

A loop or winding of conducting wire through which current flows.

A loop, or several turns, of conducting wire through which current can flow.

Detection of two gamma-ray photons from the same annihilation event at almost the same time.

Cutting small pieces of precious metal from the edges of coins, reducing the metal remaining in them.

The simultaneous infection of an individual by two or more pathogens.

Angles between two lines on the same side of a transversal. They add to $180^\circ$ when the two lines are parallel.

A method of contraception in which the penis is withdrawn from the vagina before ejaculation; also called withdrawal.

The political and ideological conflict between the Soviet Union and its allies and Western powers after the Second World War, which divided Europe and restricted movement between east and west.

The political and ideological rivalry after the Second World War between the United States and its allies and the Soviet Union and its allies.

Shaping solid metal without deliberately heating it first, for example by folding sheet metal.

Actively cooperating with an occupying power or helping it carry out its policies.

Working with other people to share ideas, knowledge and feedback when solving a design problem.

Working with others towards a shared goal, coordinating tasks and supporting one another.

An asset offered as security for borrowing, which the lender may take if the borrower fails to repay.

A tube in the kidney through which fluid passes as it becomes urine; water can be reabsorbed from it into the blood.

Combining like terms by adding or subtracting their coefficients, while keeping their variable part unchanged.

People working together towards a shared aim, combining their voices, knowledge and resources.

An agreement negotiated between employers and representatives of workers, such as trade unions, about pay or working conditions.

Negotiation between employers and workers’ representatives, usually trade unions, over pay and working conditions.

Negotiation between employers and workers’ representatives, usually trade unions, over pay and working conditions.