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A quick definition of floor:

Term: FLOOR

Definition: The floor is a place where people meet to talk about important things and make decisions. It can be a big room where lawmakers meet to discuss new laws or a place where people buy and sell things like stocks and commodities. The floor can also refer to the lowest amount of money someone can make in a certain job.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: The floor can refer to different things depending on the context:

  1. In parliamentary law, it is the part of the hall where members of a deliberative body meet to debate issues and conduct business. This is usually the central meeting area of a legislature, as opposed to the galleries, corridors, or lobbies. For example, "The senator made a speech on the floor of the Senate."
  2. In finance, it is the trading area where stocks and commodities are bought and sold on an exchange. For example, "The broker placed his buy order with the trader on the floor of the NYSE."
  3. It can also refer to the lowest limit of something. For example, "The floor for that position is $25,000 per year."

These examples illustrate how the term "floor" can have different meanings depending on the context. In parliamentary law, it refers to the central meeting area where members of a legislature conduct business. In finance, it refers to the trading area of an exchange. And in general usage, it can refer to the lowest limit of something.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
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Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
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[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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