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Tinanam0102 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Offby a factor of three

Hi teachers,

Federal Reserve said the economy would grow at about a 1 percent clip in the second half of 2009. That's likely to be off by a factor of three.

1. What is clip?

2. What is off by a factor of three?

Thanks

Tinanam
  

Top answer

1. Clip in this case means rate. 2.

— CSnyder

  • 1.
  • Clip in this case means rate.
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  • Factor of three = either three times too large or three times too small.
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1. Clip in this case means rate.

2. Factor of three = either three times too large or three times too small.
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Hi CSnyder,

Thanks for your help. What does "off" mean? Because I encounter "off" a lot.

Tinanam
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In this case it means "in error"
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tinanam0102What does "off" mean?
It has a lot of meanings. That's why you encounter it a lot.

off - away; cancelled; not operating; incorrect; inexact; a bit insane; not normal; spoiled

He's off on vacation.

The concert is off.

The computer is off.

This total is off.

Jane is a little off in the head.
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Hi CalifJim,

Thanks for your examples and explanations.

Tinanam
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