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characteristic line

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Characteristic line
The market model applied to a single security; a regression of security returns on the benchmark return. The slope of the regression line is a security's beta.
characteristic line
A straight line on a graph that shows the relationship over time between returns on a stock and returns on the market. The line is used to illustrate a stock's alpha (the vertical intercept) and beta (the line's slope) and to show the difference between systematic and unsystematic risk.
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Prediction o f peak shape, width and position for every characteristic line and measurement of background intensity is complicated by variations in response from system to system and with changing count rate.
Limitations to accuracy in extracting characteristic line intensities ... by Statham, Peter J. / Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
In many cases, this necessitates choosing a characteristic line for which the overvoltage is less than the recommended value.
The analysis of particles at low accelerating voltages ([less than or ... by Small, J.A. / Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
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