Oracle Express was a multi-dimensional database and application development environment for building OLAP applications. Normal relational databases store data in two-dimensional tables and analytical queries against them can be very slow.
Annuity Period: The length of time between income payments made under an annuity income plan; the time span may be monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, or annually. Arbitrage: The act of buying and selling commodities in two markets at the same time to benefit from price differences between the markets.
Annuity Definition. At its most basic, an annuity is a contract between an investor and an insurance company. The investor gives the insurance company either a lump-sum premium, which is also known as a single premium, or he or she provides multiple premiums over time.