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Record 1 1999-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Finance
DEF

A rule sometimes used by finance companies to allocate earning on annual bonus to be paid in equal monthly installments. The name derives from the fact that the sum of 1 through 12 (12 months) is n(n + 1)/2 = 12 x 13/2 = 78.

OBS

Compare with "sum-of-the-digits method".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finances
DEF

Application particulière de la méthode de ventilation proportionnelle à l'ordre numérique inversé des périodes lorsque celles-ci sont les douze mois de l'année.

Spanish

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