See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com. noun. 1. a written promise to pay a specified sum of money to a designated person or to his or her order, or to the bearer of the note, at a fixed time or on demand. 2. a written promise to do or provide something, usually presented as a gift and claimable when or however the recipient chooses.
DEFINITION of 'Duration'. A measure of the sensitivity of the price (the value of principal) of a fixed-income investment to a change in interest rates. Duration is expressed as a number of years. Rising interest rates mean falling bond prices, while declining interest rates mean rising bond prices.
Frequency refers to the number of times a behavior occurs during a particular time period. Duration refers to how long a particular behavior lasts. Latency refers to how much time passes between a prompt of some kind and the occurrence of the behavior. Intensity refers to the force with which a behavior occurs.aseball (and other sports) fans seem to be obsessed with measuring behavior of all types. They measure the frequency of many things including the number of pitches thrown, number of strikes, balls, singles, doubles, home runs, wins, and loses.