Causes and Features of a Greenstick Fracture. The term greenstick fracture is used because it evokes of a young, green branch that bends, and even splinters, but doesn't fully break. As such, is classified as an incomplete break since only one side of a bone is broken while the other side is merely bent.
Definition of public float: In the overall amount of a company's stock, the amount of shares that are held by public investors and not including the shares that are held by the officers or directors of that company.
DEFINITION of 'Float'. Money in the banking system that is briefly counted twice due to delays in processing checks. Float is created when a bank credits a customerâs account as soon as a check is deposited. However, it takes some time for the check to be received from the payerâs bank. Until the check clears from the payerâs bank, the amount of the check appears in the accounts of both the recipientâs and payerâs banks. Float may also refer to the total number of shares available for trading. Float is calculated by subtracting closely-held shares from the total number of outstanding shares.