For contracts with Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit (GMIB)**** and/or Enhanced Death Benefit. (EDB) - Withdrawal amount that increases upon an Optional or Automatic step-up* to equal ** of. the Annual Increase Amount (âCompounding Income Baseâ) upon step-up (withdrawal amount will not increase.
The homeostasis of a family or system is a statement of what fit defined the family or system. It is not a statement that the fit was healthy or functional or good or positive. Homeostasis, conceptually, is neutral.
What is homeostasis? Homeostasis is the ability or tendency of an organism or cell to maintain internal equilibrium by adjusting its physiological processes. All living organisms strive to maintain homeostasis, using a variety of techniques which range from the release of hormones to physical reactions.