(1) Asymptotic efficiency differences between the two martingale techniques are considered.
(2) The martingale theory can then be applied to obtain the desired results.
(3) The intensity of this process and the corresponding martingales were derived by Gómez and Van Ryzin (1987).
(4) Outlines of the necessary asymptotic theory are presented and for this we use the tools of martingale theory.
(5) In his first outing, 1962's Cover Her Face , he is dispatched to Martingale manor house in Essex to investigate the violent death of a young woman; in The Private Patient , published in 2008, he lights out for Cheverell Manor in Dorset to apply his brand of thoughtful, practical logic to a similar crime.
(6) Wright's model for the effects of random fluctuations in gene frequency in a population of fixed size is generalized to randomly fluctuating population size, and treated from the viewpoint of G. Malécot, using a martingale convergence theorem.
(7) Here two related martingale-based techniques are used to derive estimates and associated standard errors for the initial relative infection rate.
(8) Adoboli's reckless manner was like that of a "martingale" gambler, a reckless system of betting in which a loss on a position is followed up by a double-sized punt on the same outcome, on the assumption it will eventually recoup losses.
Strap
Definition:
(n.) A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like; specifically, a strip of thick leather used in flogging.
(n.) Something made of such a strip, or of a part of one, or a combination of two or more for a particular use; as, a boot strap, shawl strap, stirrup strap.
(n.) A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for sharpening a razor; a strop.
(n.) A narrow strip of anything, as of iron or brass.
(n.) A band, plate, or loop of metal for clasping and holding timbers or parts of a machine.
(n.) A piece of rope or metal passing around a block and used for fastening it to anything.
(n.) The flat part of the corolla in ligulate florets, as those of the white circle in the daisy.
(n.) The leaf, exclusive of its sheath, in some grasses.
(n.) A shoulder strap. See under Shoulder.
(v. t.) To beat or chastise with a strap.
(v. t.) To fasten or bind with a strap.
(v. t.) To sharpen by rubbing on a strap, or strop; as, to strap a razor.
Example Sentences:
(1) A definite correlation was established between the disease and the character of work and specificity of the working postures: a long stay in a bent position aggravated by the pressure of the apron strap weighing 8-10 kg on the lumbar part of the spine.
(2) The surest way for either side to capture the mood of a cash-strapped country would be to give ground on those of their demands which have least merit.
(3) Tragedy was averted because there was a little delay as the prayers did not commence in earnest and the bomb strapped to the body of the girl went off and killed her,” he added.
(4) The cell shape varied greatly and included dendritic, stellated and strap-shaped forms as well as multinucleated giant cells, similar to those of juvenile melanomatas.
(5) It's hard to imagine a more masculine character than Thor, who is based on the god of thunder of Norse myth: he's the strapping, hammer-wielding son of Odin who, more often than not, sports a beard and likes nothing better than smacking frost giants.
(6) To be effective, strapping must adhere to the entire abdominal wall rather than to the edges of the incision; it must also be permeable to body fluids and well tolerated.
(7) The last time I visited they were rollerblading and after plenty of assistance managing the straps and buckles on the hefty skates, I took to the floor.
(8) A single anatomic unit is rebuilt, transferring a strong new muscle strap with ideal supporting vectors and leaving scars in natural creases.
(9) Rare is the interview that concludes with the subject pinging one’s bra strap.
(10) The City is most focused on the investigation begun in April 2009 into the bank before it was rescued by the taxpayer following the takeover of ABN Amro, which left it crippled with bad debts and strapped for cash after paying too much for the bank just as the credit crunch began.
(11) The cash-strapped HMV retail chain clinched a deal on Friday to sell its Waterstone's bookshops to the Russian billionaire Alexander Mamut for £53m.
(12) They believed the film strips strapped around his forearm, which they called a sleeve, would stimulate his muscles to make those movements a physical reality.
(13) It’s easy money for cash-strapped African treasuries.
(14) These eventrations are enormous in Africa because the post-partum women do not make active movements to develop again the abdominal strap.
(15) Two hundred consecutive patients with arthrographically verified rupture of one or both of the lateral ankle ligaments were allocated to treatment with either an operation and a walking cast, walking cast alone, or strapping with an inelastic tape - all for 5 weeks.
(16) The dermal-subdermal plexus is continuous across the midline and this contralateral pathway is supplied chiefly from branches of the superior thyroid artery, facial artery, and myocutaneous perforators of the strap muscles.
(17) He now faces an even harder task of selling his economic policies to a doubting and cash-strapped nation when his taxman in chief, the man responsible for fiscal "justice", was hiding a stack of cash from the tax authorities and brazenly lying about it.
(18) The extra cost of the deployment is estimated at $35bn, at a time when the US is strapped for cash because of the recession.
(19) The backpack was held snugly in place by shoulder and body straps.
(20) Ever since I first strapped a radio to my bag, people have been warning me that the cycle courier is an endangered species.