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.
Banking and Loans. Check float refers to the amount of time it takes for money to leave your checking account. The âfloatâ is the period after payment is made with a check, but before the funds are transferred from the check writerâs account. This time period is significant because itâs as if the funds are in two places at once: in the check writerâs account and in the check recipientâs possession.