In clinimetric research, adaptation is seen as the major mechanism of a positive reference shift, which refers to the idea that patients do not rate their health in reference to an absolute standard but in reference to a relative standard that shifts over time [ 8].
The MIT group refers to the idea as WiTricity, a play on wireless and electricity.
IN ECONOMIC theory the winner's curse refers to the idea that someone who places the winning bid in an auction may have paid too much.
The "boyfriend" descriptor refers to the idea that the clothes should look as if you borrowed them from your boyfriend – geddit?
The art refers to the idea that the ability of most mutual fund and hedge fund managers to outperform their indexes peaks and then declines as more money comes into the funds.
What explains the big-data backlash?Big data refers to the idea that society can do things with a large body of data that that weren't possible when working with smaller amounts.
The theme of this year's show, Rehearsal, refers to the idea that exhibition spaces are not only places to display art but also an ever-changing stage that can engender creativity.
Deterrence in the strictest cold war sense refers to the idea that you induce, even compel, an adversary not to do something by credibly threatening terrible pain and suffering in retaliation.
The Korean phrase "nam nam buk nyeo" refers to the idea that North Korean women and South Korean men make the best mates — a term that hints at female bodies becoming a conduit for the larger reunification.
This refers to the idea that algorithms may be making predictions about what we are likely to do, and we may find that we're penalised before we've actually committed the infraction.
The phrase "net neutrality" refers to the idea that all internet traffic should be treated equally and that service providers should not be allowed to block, slow or degrade traffic based on its type, point of origin or destination.
