Spreadsheet

Definition of "Spreadsheet"

Risk management tool to determine risk exposure and to help spread the risk. A risk manager considers a business firm's individual exposures separately. As the number of exposures increases, the threat that all units will suffer loss decreases, and the manager is able to spread the risk.

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