Key terms & definitions

Two forces arising from the same interaction: each object exerts a force on the other. They are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction.

The opportunities a media product gives users to make choices, provide input or respond to content.

An additional month inserted into a calendar to bring its lunar months into alignment with the solar year.

The point where a graph crosses an axis.

The temporary capture of precipitation by vegetation before it reaches the ground.

Intervention by an office-holder to prevent another office-holder’s action.

Prayer asking God to help other people.

Prayer asking God to help other people, including those experiencing suffering.

The interaction of different influences, so that the effect of one depends partly on the actions of others.

A change between solid, liquid and gas without forming a new substance.

Muscles between the ribs that help move the rib cage during breathing.

Muscles between the ribs that help move the rib cage during breathing.

The difference between two specified deciles. The first-to-ninth interdecile range is $D_9-D_1=P_{90}-P_{10}$ and measures the spread of the middle 80%.

The relationships through which parts of an ecosystem depend on and affect one another.

The dependence of species on one another for resources and services such as food, shelter, pollination and seed dispersal.

The dependence of organisms on one another for resources or services, such as food, shelter and maintaining their environment.

Mutual reliance between parts of a business: each needs information, resources or support from others to achieve business objectives.

The dependence of beings and processes on one another and on the conditions that support them.

A Church order suspending most public religious services and sacraments in an area.

An additional charge paid by a borrower for the use of borrowed money.

An additional charge paid for borrowing money.

Money paid for borrowing money, or money earned by allowing a bank or other organisation to use savings.

An additional payment charged for borrowing money.

The charge a business pays for borrowing money.

An additional charge paid by a borrower for the use of borrowed money.

A group organised around a shared interest, which may seek to influence policy or public opinion.

An organisation that represents people with a shared interest, such as a profession, industry or community.

A percentage used to calculate interest on money saved or borrowed for a stated period.

The percentage charged for borrowing money or paid as a reward for saving money over a stated period.

The boundary where two liquids meet. In the nylon demonstration, the polymer first appears where the two solutions touch.