Think 24/7 Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the Think 24/7 Content Network

2. .25-20 Winchester - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.25-20_Winchester

   The .25-20 Winchester, or WCF (Winchester center fire), was developed around 1895 for the Winchester Model 1892 lever action rifle. It was based on necking down the .32-20 Winchester. In the early 20th century, it was a popular small game and varmint round, developing around 1,460 ft/s with 86-grain bullets.

3. Percentage - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percentage

   In mathematics, a percentage (from Latin per centum 'by a hundred') is a number or ratio expressed as a fraction of 100. It is often denoted using the percent sign (%), [1] although the abbreviations pct., pct, and sometimes pc are also used. [2] A percentage is a dimensionless number (pure number), primarily used for expressing proportions ...

4. Fast Facts: Public school students eligible for free or ...

   nces.ed.gov/FastFacts/display.asp?id=898

   NOTE: Data are for the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Low-poverty schools are defined as public schools where 25.0 percent or less of the students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (FRPL); mid-low poverty schools are those where 25.1 to 50.0 percent of the students are eligible for FRPL; mid-high poverty schools are those where 50.1 to 75.0 percent of the students are ...

5. Coupon (finance) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coupon_(finance)

   In finance, a coupon is the interest payment received by a bondholder from the date of issuance until the date of maturity of a bond . Coupons are normally described in terms of the "coupon rate", which is calculated by adding the sum of coupons paid per year and dividing it by the bond's face value. For example, if a bond has a face value of ...

6. Baby boomers - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_boomers

   For comparison, the divorce rate for that same period for people aged 25 to 39 went from 30 down to 24, and those aged 40 to 49 increased from 18 to 21 per 1,000 married persons. [163] According to American demographer Philip Longman , "even among Baby Boomers, those who wound up having children have turned out to be remarkably similar to their ...

7. Laser - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser

   The word laser is an anacronym that originated as an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation. [1] [2] The first laser was built in 1960 by Theodore Maiman at Hughes Research Laboratories, based on theoretical work by Charles H. Townes and Arthur Leonard Schawlow.