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Crystallization |
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Crystallization The act of selling and buying stocks almost instantaneously in order to increase or decrease book value. Notes: This is a routine method used by many investors and companies to change book values without changing beneficial ownership. An example of this occurs when an investor needs to take a capital loss for a particular stock, but still believes the stock will rise. Thus, he/she would crystallize the paper loss by selling the stock and buying it back right away.
Most tax agencies have regulations (such as the wash sale rule) to prevent taking a capital loss in this fashion. |
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The modified baking process that was used to create higher-density bread may have decreased the extent of crystal formation and the firmness of the crumb, thereby improving the textural characteristics and shelf life of the bread. Because higher process temperatures are required for Pb-free wave soldering processes, intermetallic crystal formation is more commonplace than in standard SnPb soldering. We will test this hypothesis by examining the corrosion behavior of sandstone when it is constantly submerged in saline solutions (without crystal formation occurring). |
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