diluted earnings per share. An earnings measure calculated by dividing net income less preferred stock dividends for a period by the average number of shares of common stock that would be outstanding if all convertible securities were converted into shares of common stock.
inanimate - belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things; the word `car' is inanimate. linguistics - the scientific study of language. animate - belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings; the word `dog' is animate.
anÂ·aÂ·log. n. 1. Something that bears an analogy to something else; something that is comparable: Titan, Saturn's giant moon ... seems like an analog of the environment of Earth on the eve of life (David Grindspoon).