supernormal
adjective
ECONOMICS,FINANCEuk/ˈsuːpəˌnɔːməl/usmuchhigherthanusual:
supernormalgrowth/profits/returns
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Put another way, normal variation will have a tendency to stand out from the averagedsupernormaland look more like the published abnormal images.
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Given competition in the market we would expect anysupernormalor monopoly profits to be competed away and charges to reflect underlying costs.
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Large corporations, state intervention, and conspiracies in restraint of trade discredit the welfare optimization and introduce the deadweight loss ofsupernormalprice.
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Assuming there are nosupernormalprofits, fees will likely equal costs.
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We all would agree that these individuals' unusual abilities cannot be attributed to a larger-than-normal memory capacity, and therefore thatsupernormalperformance depends more on training than on biology.
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Using exclusion criteria runs the risk of creating a nonrepresentative, "supernormal" sample, and comparing the treated sample with this nonrepresentative sample would be setting up an overly stringent criterion.
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We know, however, that at least in the earlier stages of the development of these units and outlets, profits aresupernormal.
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In relation to small businesses, the report found a concentrated market in which a few players were earningsupernormalprofits.
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This is one great scandal where, to use the economists' jargon, "supernormalprofits" are made on ferry boats and at airports.
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Is he further aware that when the appeal is carried in their favour they makesupernormal, huge profits in building socially useful housing such as luxury apartments costing £300,000 each?
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We bring you stories of the supernatural and thesupernormal, dramatizing the fantasies and the mysteries of the unknown.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He had no wish to usesupernormalpowers to keep his body alive for much longer.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Supernormalabilities are developed from meditation, and are termed higher knowledge ("abhij"), or spiritual power ("ddhi").
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This led to the concept of thesupernormalstimulus.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It can also be conceptualised as abnormal orsupernormalprofit.
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