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  2. Spread - Wikipedia

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    Spread, the difference in price between related securities, as in: Bid–offer spread, between the buying and selling price of a commodity and/or security; Credit spread (bond), on bonds; Option-adjusted spread, on mortgage backed securities where the borrower has the right to repay in full; Options spread, building blocks of option trading ...

  3. List of spreads - Wikipedia

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    Peanut butter being spread on white bread . This is a list of spreads. A spread is a food that is literally spread, generally with a knife, onto food items such as bread or crackers. Spreads are added to food to enhance the flavour or texture of the food, which may be considered bland without it.

  4. Spread (food) - Wikipedia

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    A spread is a food that is spread, generally with a knife, onto foods such as bread or crackers. Spreads are added to food to enhance the flavor or texture of the food, which may be considered bland without it. Butter and soft cheeses are typical spreads. A sandwich spread is a spreadable condiment used in a sandwich, in addition to more solid ...

  5. English language - Wikipedia

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    This influence of English has led to concerns about language death, [147] and to claims of linguistic imperialism, [148] and has provoked resistance to the spread of English; however the number of speakers continues to increase because many people around the world think that English provides them with opportunities for better employment and ...

  6. Statistical dispersion - Wikipedia

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    In statistics, dispersion (also called variability, scatter, or spread) is the extent to which a distribution is stretched or squeezed. [1] Common examples of measures of statistical dispersion are the variance , standard deviation , and interquartile range .

  7. Multilingualism and globalization - Wikipedia

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    The spread of English multilingualism is not isolated to the somewhat recent confines of globalization, but has a long colonial history as well. [12] Suhanthie Motha argues that centuries of widespread colonial domination, exploitation, and deliberate English spread have led to modern-day epistemologies about empire and language value. [12]

  8. History of English - Wikipedia

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    See English language word origins and List of English words of French origin. Although English is a Germanic language, it has a deep connection to Romance languages. The roots of this connection trace back to the Conquest of England by the Normans in 1066.

  9. Epidemic - Wikipedia

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    An epidemic (from Greek ἐπί epi "upon or above" and δῆμος demos "people") is the rapid spread of disease to a large number of hosts in a given population within a short period of time. For example, in meningococcal infections , an attack rate in excess of 15 cases per 100,000 people for two consecutive weeks is considered an epidemic.