crime rate

n : the ratio of crimes in an area to the population of that

area; expressed per 1000 population per year

frame rate

The number of {frames} of an {animation} which are

displayed every second, measured in frames per second (fps).

The higher the frame rate, the smoother the animation will

appear but the more processing power and system {bandwidth} is

required.

At less than 30 fps, the human eye can see the new pictures

coming onto the screen.

(2000-02-02)