The ratable accrual method is a formula for determining income on investments as it's accrued rather than paid and is often used for income tax purposes.

Although jet engines are theoretically quite simple devices, in reality they tread a fine line between working as intended ...

No choppiness between bytestream segments Handles non-real-time streams -- faster and slower than real-time Handles intermittent streams (i.e., streams that may not yield bytes for a while) ...