See Also: Frisian(dictionary)
Frisian Islands(encyclopedia)
Frisian language(encyclopedia)
divisor(medicine)
Divisor(money)
divisor(dictionary)
divisor(dictionary)

Frisian Islands (sh) and Divisor (money)


Frisian Islands (sh)




Chain of islands, North Sea.

They extend 3 to 20 mi (5 to 32 km) off the northern European mainland, along the Dutch and German coasts and the southern part of Denmark's Jutland peninsula. Although they form a single physical feature, it is customary to subdivide them into the West Frisian Islands (held by The Netherlands), East Frisian Islands (Germany), and North Frisian Islands (Germany and Denmark). After the North Sea established a southwestern outlet to the Atlantic about 7,000-5,000 BC, its southeasterly shore probably coincided with the present curve of the Frisians. Periodic subsidence, storms, and flooding have since produced this long chain of islands separated from the mainland by a narrow belt of shallow waters and tidal mud flats. The Dutch and German governments have spent large sums to protect the islands' seaward coasts and reclaim the land for farming. The beaches and resorts attract many tourists.


Divisor (money)


Definition: [crh] Used in construction of stock indices. Suppose there 10 Stocks in an index, each worth $10 and the index is at 100. Now suppose that onDefinition: e of the Stocks must be replaced with another stock that is worth $20. If no adjustment is made to the divisor, the total value of the index would be110 after the swappingDefinition: . yet there should be no increase in value because nothing has happened Other than switching the two constituents. The solution is to change the divisor; in this case from 1.00 to 1.10. Note that theDefinition: value of the index, 110/1.1, is now exactly 100 - which is where it was prior to the swap.