1. A measure of the sensitivity of a financial instrument's value to a change in its yield.' Macaulay Duration' is an overestimate, and Modified Duration (q. V.) is a more precise measure. 2. The weighted average of time until a financial instrument pays its cash flows. Each weight is proportional to the present value of the associated cash flow. 3. Modified Duration (q. V.), times 1 + y/n, where y is the yield and n is the number of coupon payments per year.
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