A banking system popular in South Asia whereby a group of individuals agree to save or borrow together for a specified amount of time.

(finance) A collective investment scheme that exists as a single legal entity but has several distinct subfunds traded like individual investment funds.

plural of umbrella fund

(mathematics) A function of the form f(x)=a· exp (-((x-b)²)/(2c²)) for arbitrary real-number constants a, b and non-zero c; used in statistics, signal processing, etc.

(derogatory) A person who lives off of family wealth, which is often stored in a trust fund and pays the children or beneficiaries on a monthly basis.

plural of fundamental right

Synonym of human right, with subtle differences

(medicine, virology) Medical research that alters an organism or disease in a way that increases pathogenesis, transmissibility, or host range.

(pathology) A medical condition that impairs normal functioning of bodily processes that remains largely undetected under examination, dissection or even under a microscope.

plural of functional disorder