The word
"idiosyncratic" means that someone or something has unique or unusual characteristics or behaviors that make them different from others.
Full definition
The resulting fall in earnings quality may contribute to a rise
in idiosyncratic risk and therefore to the value premium.
He has experience working
with idiosyncratic personalities and defense is his calling card.
It's simply because, in our experience,
as idiosyncratic as it has been, an 80 % discount to property, plant and equipment is too much in most instances.
Many investors believed they had an adequately diversified portfolio, containing a number of independent sector positions and a portfolio of
idiosyncratic risks.
Each local government has its own extremely
idiosyncratic way of calculating how much an individual property is taxed.
At first glance, the respective bodies of work share only basic characteristics, a penchant
for idiosyncratic shapes, a commitment to abstraction and skill being chief among them.
A tan leather sofa adds a distinctive 1960s feel, while vintage accessories complete the
highly idiosyncratic look.
And, as is customary, I've included a variety of
more idiosyncratic awards after the main event.
In the process of creation the original meanings of these segments are often transformed, producing unique,
idiosyncratic works of art.
Before the broadband era, it was difficult for small teams working
on idiosyncratic projects to get their games seen by a large number of players.
Because of the generally
idiosyncratic nature of financial prices, we must have a way of understanding the implications for our portfolio of abnormal market conditions.
This group includes many chemical agents with somewhat
idiosyncratic uses, ranging from hormonal manipulation to metabolic effects.
So often times you will see problems with speech acquisition,
idiosyncratic language, language that is repetitive, problems with back and forth conversation.
Known for always making the
most idiosyncratic picks of the awards season, they sure don't disappoint this year.
By the time he died in 1948 he had developed one of the most energetic, vibrant and
idiosyncratic voices in American painting.
And no my ideas are
not idiosyncratic, they are consistent with the raw data, the math which supports it and reasonable implications they hold.
There are some great thoughtful people attempting to systematically build dynamic and
idiosyncratic collections while also creating new models of philanthropic engagement.
The association between
idiosyncratic volatility and worsening earnings quality is more pronounced when the deterioration in earnings quality is related to managerial discretion.
This is likely a very simple or
idiosyncratic view of it, but that's how I think about it.
I am often attracted to paintings of things the way they are found in nature, respecting its subtle tones and mysterious,
idiosyncratic forms.
He has to sleep standing up and leaning over his dresser because of the pain, and he has very
idiosyncratic reactions to medications.
In keeping with our penchant for stories
about idiosyncratic investors who trade in odd securities found off the beaten track, we bring you perhaps the best unknown activist investment of 2009.
His visual vocabulary is
so idiosyncratic, so singular and distinct, it has practically become a brand or genre unto itself and it can be appreciated by anyone who simply loves movies.
Using
idiosyncratic methods, Raw programmed raw material of sounds and images, used simultaneously, and turned them into a live performance.
Yet both are the work of a highly
idiosyncratic filmmaker, his strong command of cinematic language elevating them above the status of filmed plays.
The final book is a
rather idiosyncratic list of texts consulted — all of the references to which clutter up the book's index.
Unlike the peak - shift principle, no obvious parameter is being exaggerated (such as a long neck); the changes in appearance are selected because of
idiosyncratic aspects of neural wiring.
Others will be intrigued to discover a creative entrepreneur who has built an unlikely and
utterly idiosyncratic business based on «cartoons drawn on the back of business cards».
The branch - like base of the coffee table and the cut - outs on the side table are
idiosyncratic touches.
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