period

[Patrick Durusau <patrick@durusau.net>]

Greetings,

Under AMORDEGRC I find:

period The period of interest.

but,

under DB I find:

    *

      /period/: the time period for which you want to find the
      depreciation allowance, in the same units as lifeTime.

So, is "period" so well understood that it needs no definition (option 
1) or, do we in fact need a definition of "period," but that implies it 
should be general and not just under DB (option 2).

Noting that the term "period" is used extensively with specific 
definitions under particular formula, which complicates its usage even more.

Suggest:

General definition of "period" (perhaps with the other financial 
"parameters") and then a statement that "period" has specific meaning in 
a number of cases and those are defined as appropriate under particular 
formula. In the absence of a specific definition for a formula, the 
general definition is what was meant.

Suggestions/comments?

Hope everyone is having a great day!

Patrick

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