Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Low fat (On food labels)
A listing in which dairy products must be between 0.5% and 2.0% milk fat to be labeled low fat; meat must be less than 10% fat to be labeled low fat.
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Lowest common denominator effect
The tendency for an educational program writer to prepare and arrange frames for the least capable learners who will be requested to master them.
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Low cholesterol (On food labels)
Twenty milligrams or less per serving, reduced cholesterol.
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Low adaptation energy
Low constitutional energy; the ability to adjust to changing circumstances.
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Love withdrawal
Techniques of parental discipline based on direct, nonphysical expression of anger designed to arouse a child’s feeling of guilt and shame.
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Love
One of the most powerful emotions, characterized by an urgency to possess.
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Loudness
A dimension of auditory perception related to the intensity of the stimulus. The perceived intensity of sound. It often reflects the amplitude and frequency of a sonic stimulus, but because it varies from person to person, it is a subjective, rather than a purely measurable entity.
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Loss of tolerance
Especially with alcohol use; after several years of excessive use of alcohol, a person experiences intoxication with ingestion of relatively small amounts of alcohol, high tolerance.
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Loss of income (Insurance coverage)
An insurance policy that makes provision for payments directly to the policy holder to compensate for loss of income due to illness or injury. Generally refers to the amount of protection available and the kind of loss which would be paid for under an insurance contract.
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Loss effect
The deterioration of health and/or the quality of life as one mourns the loss of a loved one.
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