Rate Definition
See also Rate, and raté

Noun

Singular rate

Plural rates

rate (plural rates)

  1. An amount measured in relation to another amount.
    The car was travelling at a rate of speed of fifty kilometres per hour.
  2. A price or fee determined in relation to a particular scale or standard.
    The central bank sets an interest rate.
  3. A price per unit for a service or product.
    Postal rates here are low.
  4. The relative speed of change or progress.
    The rate of production at the factory is skyrocketing.
  5. (statistics) A measure of the frequency of a given event, typically expressed as the number of occurrences of the event for every thousand or hundred thousand people in the total population considered.
    The mortality rate in the country was unusually high.
  6. Wages calculated in relation to a unit of time.
    The pay rate is ten dollars per hour.
  7. A level of quality.
    This textbook is first rate.

Derived terms

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Thu Jun 11 03:26:37 2009

Rate Facts
Look up rate in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Rate or rates may refer to:

  • Rate (mathematics), a specific kind of ratio, in which two measurements are related to each other
  • Naval rating, a term used to designate speciality or rank of naval officials
  • Rate of a ship, a term indicating a sail ship's firepower in the British Royal Navy
  • Rates, a Portuguese parish and town located in the municipality of Póvoa de Varzim
  • Bit rate, number of bits that are conveyed or processed per unit of time
In math and finance
  • Rate function, a function used to quantify the probabilities of rare event
  • Rates (tax), a type of taxation system used to fund local government
  • Exchange rate, specifies how much one currency is worth in terms of the other
In human growth
  • Birth rate, the natality or childbirths per 1,000 people per year
  • Mortality rate, a measure of the number of deaths in some population
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Thu Jun 11 07:26:38 2009

Rate Answers
What is the appropriate stated annual interest rate for the following?
Q. If The effective monthly interest rate is 5%, then match each of the following compounding frequencies with its appropriate stated annual interest rate: Annual compounding Quarterly compounding Monthly compounding Daily compounding 58.9% 68.0% 58.6% 60.0% 64.7% 63.1% 79.6% Wouldn't they all be 60.0% if we are looking for the STATED annual interest rate? In other words, for the stated rate, it shouldn't matter what the compounding frequency is.
Asked by WrestlingFan19 - Sun Feb 1 21:11:00 2009 - - 1 Answers - 1 Comments

A. First, we need to convert the effective MONTHLY rate of 5% to an effective ANNUAL rate. Let i = effective annual rate. We need to solve the following formula for i: 1 + i = (1.05)^12 i = .7959, or about 79.6%. Thus, the effective annual rate is 79.6% I assume that "stated annual rate" is the same thing as "nominal interest rate". To find the stated annual rate, we will solve the following formula for i^(m): i^(m) = m * [(1 + i)^(1/m) - 1] where i^(m) is the stated rate compounded m times per year i is the effective annual rate, expressed in decimal form 1. annual compounding This is the same thing as the effective annual rate. Therefore, i^(1) = 79.6%. 2. quarterly compounding i^(4) = 4 * [1.7959^(1/4) - 1] = .6305, or 63.1% [cont.]
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How would you rate female presidents throughout history?
Q. Iceland has had a female president. Are you aware of any other countries that have had female presidents? If you wish you may include female prime ministers. How would you rate female rulers throughout history? If you wish you can include presidents, prime ministers and queens. Do women as rulers have a common characteristic or thread that distinguishs them from male rulers? Overall how would you rate female rulers compared to male rulers?
Asked by sky walker - Tue Jan 29 10:04:32 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Ireland's current president is a woman. In the 1980's, the British Prime Minister was a woman. Golda Meier was prime minister of Israel in the 1970's. Indira Ghandi was Prime Minister of India for quite some time as well. The only "common characteristic" that differentiates female rulers from male rulers is...they're women instead of men. Other than that, each one is an individual and each did things in her own way.
Answered by Kim W - Tue Jan 29 11:23:58 2008

How does a heart rate monitor calculate the amount of calories your burn?
Q. I heard that you cannot figure out how many calories your burn by using your heart rate so what does a heart rate monitor use to show you the amount of calories burned?
Asked by Kate - Thu May 1 16:08:22 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. It's just an estimate. Most ask for height/weight and age. So it's an estimate based on your heart rate and those other variables. It's only an estimate though.
Answered by Lis - Thu May 1 16:13:58 2008

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