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opacity

[oh-pas-i-tee] / oʊˈpæs ɪ ti /
NOUN
cloudiness
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"Opacity has characterized this relationship with China," said Lasso, saying he would make public the fine print of deals with the Asian giant.

From Reuters • Feb. 17, 2017

Opacity: Much as we rely on them, it’s not always clear how algorithms work or why they offer the results that they provide.

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2016

Opacity is a byproduct of the secrecy permeating the $3.9 trillion private equity industry.

From New York Times • Oct. 17, 2015

Follow her on Twitter at @SharVanBoskirk IBM Researchers on Markets -- Opacity is ProfitableNature vs.

From Forbes • Sep. 7, 2011

For whilst the densest of Metals, Gold, if foliated, is transparent, and all Metals become transparent if dissolved in Menstruums or vitrified, the Opacity of white Metals ariseth not from their Density alone.

From Opticks or, a Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections, and Colours of Light by Newton, Isaac, Sir




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