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minibands

minibands is the plural of miniband.

Meaning of miniband

Noun

miniband (plural minibands)

  1. A short loop of nucleic acid.
  2. A periodic structure within a superlattice.
  3. A small percentage of the value of a currency by which it is allowed to fluctuate in a single day, as part of a policy to stabilize the currency.
    • Over short horizons, the exchange rate has followed a crawling peg surrounded by a “miniband,” but for long horizons, superimposed on the crawling peg, there has also been an official “maxiband” with a fixed (non-crawling) central rate, floor, and ceiling.1998, José M. Campa, P.H. Kevin Chang, James F. Refalo, An Options-based Analysis of Emerging Market Exchange Rate Expectations: Brazil's Real Plan, 1994–9 (Centre for Economic Policy Research...

Questions about minibands

What is minibands the plural of?
Minibands is the plural of miniband.

Words near minibands in the dictionary

  1. miniaturizing
  2. minibag
  3. minibags
  4. miniball
  5. miniband
  6. minibands
  7. minibar
  8. minibarcode
  9. minibarcodes
  10. minibars
  11. minibasket

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