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.
Homeostasis is the process by which a nearly stable internal environment is maintained in the body so that cellular metabolic functions can proceed at maximum efficiency. Homeostasis is maintained by muscles or glands that are regulated by sensory information from the internal environment.