Statistical Terms Glossary

In adjustment lending, refers to a sector adjustment loan which focuses on both investment structures and incentive policies. One component supports policy reform, while another component supports a sectoral investment program, in some cases a time-slice of a sectoral investment program.

A particular form of matrix accounting which includes in the same table monetary flows relating to products and physical flows relating to natural resources, ecosystem inputs and residual generation.

Hypothetical values, or expenditures, in which the quantities are valued at a different set of prices from those at which they were actually bought or sold: for example, when the quantities purchased in an earlier period, such as b, are valued at the prices prevailing in a later period, such as 0.

1. Efficiency of a pump or turbine to impart energy to or extract energy from water; 2.The ability of hydraulic structure or element to conduct water with minimum energy loss.

Hydrocarbons are compounds of hydrogen and carbon in various combinations that are present in petroleum products and natural gas. Some hydrocarbons are major air pollutants, some may be carcinogenic and others contribute to photochemical smog

Hydrochloro-fluorocarbons (HCFCs) are compounds used as replacements for chloro—fluorocarbons (CFCs) in refrigeration because they are less active ozone depleters

A fast vessel which, when at speed, lifts her hull clear of the surface of the water, supporting herself upon foils, or wings or legs, which project beneath her bottom.

A chemical element with high energy content that can be extracted from various sources and with various extraction methods and can be used to produce electricity for transportation purposes by a fuel cell.

A hydrologic cycle is a succession of stages undergone by water in its passage from the atmosphere to the earth and its return to the atmosphere. The stages include evaporation from the land or sea or inland water, condensation to form clouds, precipitation, accumulation in the soil or in bodies of water, and re—evaporation

Hydroponics is the cultivation of plants in water with added fertilizers, the soil substrate thereby being completely replaced

Hydropower is electricity generation using the power of falling water

Hot springs on the ocean floor.; A place on the seafloor, generally associated with spreading centers, where warm to super-hot, mineral rich water is released; may support a diverse community of organisms.

Unusually prone to cause allergic reactions in susceptible persons.

A hypermarket or superstore is a retail self-service establishment offering a broad range of food and non-food products, with car parking facilities and with a floor space of:
- Belgium, Denmark, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal: 2 500 m² or more;
- Germany: 1 500 m² to 4 999 m²; (Verbrauchermarkt) 5 000 m² or more (SB-Warenhaus);
- Ireland, United Kingdom: 2 323 m² or more.
These superstores have a very reduced non-food section compared with continental hypermarkets.

Exaggerated image of hegemonic masculinity, mainly in the media. It overem phasises the ideals, such as physical strength, aggression and sexuality set out for men, thereby reinforcing them.

Is the predominant markup language for web pages. It provides a means to create structured documents by denoting structural semantics for text such as headings, paragraphs, lists etc as well as for links, quotes, and other items. It allows images and objects to be embedded and can be used to create interactive forms. It is written in the form of HTML elements consisting of "tags" surrounded by angle brackets within the web page content. It can include or can load scripts in languages such as JavaScript which affect the behavior of HTML processors like Web browsers; and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to define the appearance and layout of text and other material. The W3C, maintainer of both HTML and CSS standards, encourages the use of CSS over explicit presentational markup.

The underlying protocol used by the World Wide Web. HTTP defines how messages are formatted and transmitted, and what actions Web Servers and browsers should take in response to various commands.

Non-allergy producing. A term applied to a preparation in which every possible care has been taken in formulation and production to ensure minimum instances of allergic reactions.

Hypothetical costs of restoring the environment to defined standards. The hypothetical costs include the mitigation/abatement of accumulated damage required to return to this standard.

Curve showing what part of the area of a river basin is situated above an indicated elevation.