Nominal GDP per capita does not, however, reflect differences in the cost of living and the inflation rates of the countries; therefore using a basis of GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) is arguably more useful when comparing differences in living standards between nations.
lag verb. âº [I or T] to not make as much âprogress as other âpeople or things: lag behind sb/sth Business âleaders in the UK still lag behind their âEuropean âcounterparts in âforeign âlanguage âskills.lag well/far behind As usual we lag far behind the rest of the âworld in this matter.
In online gaming, lag is a noticeable delay between the action of players and the reaction of the server in a video game. Although lag may be caused by high latency, it may also occur due to insufficient processing power either in the server (where it may process time based events) or in the client (screen-lag). Screen-Lag can also happen in single player games as well. The tolerance for lag depends heavily on the type of game.