Polarization is a property applying to transverse waves that specifies the geometrical orientation of the oscillations. In a transverse wave, the direction of the oscillation is transverse to the direction of motion of the wave, so the oscillations can have different directions perpendicular to the wave direction. A simple example of a polarized transverse wave is vibrations traveling along a taut string; for example, in a musical instrument like a guitar string. Depending on how the string is p
The Future of Poverty: Framing Uncertainty 75 Given both the weak basis for forecasting and slow change historically in domestic distributions, a fundamentally ï¬ at forecast is a reasonable pattern for the base case.8 Patterns of Potential Human Progress Volume 1: Reducing Global Poverty Third, however, those scenarios also remind us that the future is not simply a matter of different human action patterns.
In this year's poll, poverty was rated as the most serious global issue in ten of the countries polled, including in the UK, US, Kenya, Australia, Brazil, and Chile. However, in Russia, Turkey, Mexico, Indonesia, and Nigeria more felt that the rising cost of food and energy was very serious.