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Ch 1 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adjust | to adapt or gradually change to suit a new situation (verb) |
| aggregate | the total combined of something (adjective) |
| baby boomers | people born after WWII, approximately from 1946-1965 (mid-1940s~mid-1960s) (noun-pl) |
| categories | classifications, groupings (noun-pl.) |
| constituting | consisting of, making up parts of a whole (present participle/verb) |
| exceed | to be more than or go beyond the limit or expectation (verb) |
| heterogeneity | a state of being different or containing differences and variety (noun) |
| incidence | the amount, degree, or rate something occurs (how often it happens) (noun) |
| interpret | to understand, make sense of, explain something (verb) |
| norms | accepted standards, commonly agreed upon rules or the usual way of doing things in society or education (noun-pl) |
| policies | official rules or ways of doing something, usually made by a government or organization that must be followed (noun-plural) |
| priority | something of high importance that must be given time or attention immediately (noun) |
| projected | predicted, expected, speculated in advance (adjective) |
| recession | an economic period when business is slow and unemployment is high; not as bad as a depression (noun) |
| stable | when things are mostly unchanged and remain the same (adjective) |
| trajectory | the future path or projected direction of something (noun) |