(probability theory) A theorem which states that the long-term average number L of customers in a stationary system is equal to the long-term average effective arrival rate λ multiplied by the average time W that a customer spends in the system.

(computing) An adage that states that organizations design computer systems that mirror their own communication structure.

plural of serjeant-at-law

(historical) A member of an order of barristers at the English and Irish Bar, who for many centuries had exclusive jurisdiction over the Court of Common Pleas.

(banking, finance) Any type of money that is permitted to be circulated as a medium of exchange as directed by the laws of a nation.

plural of lawful money

plural of law of diminishing marginal utility

plural of stand-your-ground law

The half brother of one's spouse. / The husband of one's half-sibling. / The husband of the half-sibling of one's spouse.

The tendency for a continuing effort toward a particular goal to decline in effectiveness after a certain amount of success has been achieved.