TERMS OF THE DAY

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Term

About

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Food loss

Food loss refers to uneaten agricultural, forestry, and fishery products. It occurs during the food production and distribution stage. It is also caused by either a reduction in the quantity or quality of food.

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Food waste

It refers to edible food that is intended for human consumption, but instead gets discarded or expires. It includes lost or discarded food at all stages of the food system.

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GDP deflator

The GDP deflator is a measure of the level of prices of all new, domestically produced, final goods and services in an economy. It reflects changes in the overall price level and is often considered a broader measure of inflation than the Consumer Price Index (CPI) because it includes all final goods and services produced in an economy.

4.        

Haemoglobin disorders

Haemoglobin disorders (also known as haemoglobinopathies) are rare blood conditions that affect a person's haemoglobin which is the protein in the blood that carries oxygen. They are inherited conditions that may change the shape or amount of red blood cells in the body.

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Low-Earth Orbit (LEO)

A low Earth orbit (LEO) is an orbit that is relatively close to Earth’s surface. It is normally at an altitude of less than 1000 km but could be as low as 160 km above Earth – which is low compared to other orbits, but still very far above Earth’s surface.

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Plate tectonics

Plate tectonics is the theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into large slabs of solid rock, called “plates,” that glide over Earth's mantle, the rocky inner layer above Earth’s core

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Wet bulb temperature

Wet bulb temperature is the temperature of adiabatic saturation, which is the lowest temperature that can be reached by evaporating water into air at a constant pressure.