For example (using dollars as our currency), a $1,000 loan with a fixed rate of interest of 5% per annum, means that if the loan amount were to be paid off in 12 months, the total amount the borrower would pay back would be $1050.
Definitions for knee jerk. Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word knee jerk. Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: knee jerk, knee-jerk reflex, patellar reflex(noun) a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon. Knee jerk(n.) emotional and predictable; -- of certain people and their reactions to events. Chaldean Numerology. The numerical value of knee jerk in Chaldean Numerology is: 9.
A knee jerk is a spinal reflex. In a spinal reflex, a sensation is relayed to neurons in the spinal cord via a sensory pathway. Neurons in the spinal cord create reflexes that occur independent of the brain.The spinal nerves, which carry signals to and from the brain, make most of the body's functions, such as movement, and senses, possible.A spinal reflex will bypass the brain and is an action only by the cells in the spinal cord. spinal reflex will bypass the brain and is an action only by the cells in the spinal cord.