RAND
Santa Monica think-tank
RAND is a nonprofit research organization, originally founded as a think tank for the U.S. military.
The name derives from "research and development." RAND Corporation analysts have influenced American defense and public policy since the Cold War: The RAND study shaped Pentagon strategy. (Capitalized Rand is the South African currency or a surname.)
Systematic fact-finding effort
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- defenseProtection against harm
- policyAdopted principle of action
- PentagonU.S. military headquarters
military · analysis · strategy · corporation · nonprofit
research
Systematic fact-finding effort
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- defenseProtection against harm
- policyAdopted principle of action
Pentagon · military · analysis · strategy · corporation · nonprofit
RANDuniversity
Higher education institution
Harvard · MIT · college · Stanford · academic institution
RANDSwiss franc
Currency of Switzerland
euro · pound sterling · hard currency · reserve currency · US dollar
- at randomWithout deliberate selection
- ransom demandsCaptor's required payment conditions
- ransom noteAbductor's payment demand
- hold to ransomExtort via threat
- king's ransomEnormous sum of money
- random numberValue chosen by chance
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