Freelancing is not just a U.S. phenomenon, but is now spreading around the world. 1  There are approximatly 53 million freelancers in the U.S. contributing $715 billion in earnings to the national economy. 2  80% of all workers in the U.S. surveyed said they would do work on the side if it came to them to earn extra money.
pH value. A number denoting the degree of acidity or of basicity (alkalinity); 7 is a neutral value; acidity increases with decreasing values below 7; basicity increases with increasing values above 7.
pH [(pee-aych)] In chemistry, a measure of the strength of an acid or a base. A neutral solution has a pH of 7; acids a pH between 0 and 7; bases a pH from 7 to 14. Specially treated strips of paper (see litmus), or more precise instruments, may be used to measure pH.