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COV ITRM Glossary

D

Discount Factor

Definition

The factor that translates expected benefits or costs in any given future year into present value terms. The discount factor is equal to 1/ (1 + i) t where i is the interest rate and t is the number of years from the date of initiation for the program or policy until the given future year.


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