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corrective control measure
Subject:
Accounting

internal control measure applied by correcting the effects of undesired events.

correlation
Subject:
Mathematics

the extent of the relationship between the ordering of two random variables.

correlative conjunction
Subject:
English First Additional Language , English Home Language

See co-ordinating conjunction.

corrosive
Subject:
Physical Sciences

to cause to be damaged, destroyed, ‘eaten away’ or eroded.

cortex
Subject:
Life Sciences

the broad band of tissue in plant organs under the epidermis, including the parenchyma cells and...

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