A voting system where each voter lists the candidates in order of preference and there is provision to transfer the votes of the less popular candidates and a proportion of the votes of candidates who are elected with more than a certain quota.

(economics, marketing) The perceived value of getting a good deal; the difference between the amount paid and a notional reference price.

(chemistry) A process in which the rate of a reaction in a heterogeneous two-phase system is enhanced by the addition of a substance that transfers one of the reactants across the interface between the two phases.

A plastic patch that has been impregnated with medication. The patch is applied to the skin and delivers a steady dose of medication over time.

The transfer function of the forward path of a control system

The transfer function of the feedback path of a control system

The ratio of the Laplace transform of the primary feedback signal of a control system to that of the actuating signal

(geology) A geological fault separating two tectonic plates which are sliding horizontally in directions parallel with the fault line.

A transferal of the current amount owing on one credit card to another one (ideally one charging a lower rate of interest)

Through the unbroken skin (as for example with measurements of blood glucose level with an optical glucometer using photometry or of oxygen saturation via pulse oximetry).