Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
Required Minimum Distribution Method — One of three methods by which early retirees of any age can access their retirement funds without penalty before turning 59 ½. Normally, funds withdrawn before age 59 ½ are assessed a 10% early withdrawal penalty. Funds must be… … Investment dictionary
Required Minimum Distribution - RMD — The amount that Traditional, SEP and SIMPLE IRA owners and qualified plan participants must begin distributing from their retirement accounts by April 1 following the year they reach age 70.5. RMD amounts must then be distributed each subsequent… … Investment dictionary
required minimum distribution — ( RMD) The minimum amount that the IRS requires must be withdrawn each year from all tax advantaged retirement plans starting in the calendar year following the year in which the plan holder reaches age 70 1/2. Roth IRAs are exempt from this rule … Financial and business terms
IRA Required Minimum Distributions — Required Minimum Distributions, often referred to as RMDs, are amounts that the federal government requires you to withdraw annually from traditional IRAs and employer sponsored retirement plansLifetime DistributionsAmericans with IRA plans are… … Wikipedia
Minimum viable population — (MVP) is a lower bound on the population of a species, such that it can survive in the wild. This term is used in the fields of biology, ecology, and conservation biology. More specifically MVP is the smallest possible size at which a biological… … Wikipedia
Minimum message length — (MML) is a formal information theory restatement of Occam s Razor: even when models are not equal in goodness of fit accuracy to the observed data, the one generating the shortest overall message is more likely to be correct (where the message… … Wikipedia
Distribution uniformity — or DU in irrigation is a measure of how uniformly water is applied to the area being watered, expressed as a percentage. The distribution uniformity is often calculated when performing an irrigation audit. The DU should not be confused with the… … Wikipedia
Minimum wage — A minimum wage is the lowest hourly, daily or monthly remuneration that employers may legally pay to workers. Equivalently, it is the lowest wage at which workers may sell their labour. Although minimum wage laws are in effect in a great many… … Wikipedia
Minimum energy performance standard — MEPS (Minimum Energy Performance Standard) is a specification containing a number of performance requirements for an energy using device, and that effectively limits the maximum amount of energy that may be consumed by a product in performing a… … Wikipedia
Minimum Information Required in the Annotation of Models — MIRIAM (Minimum Information Required in the Annotation of Models[1]), is an effort to standardize the annotation and curation process of quantitative models of biological systems [2]. The project produced a set of guidelines suitable for use with … Wikipedia
