# Glossary ## APR Annual Percentage Rate, is the annualized interest rate without taking the effect of compounding into account. ## APY Annual Percentage Yield, is the normalized representation of an interest rate, based on a compounding period over one year. Note that APYs provided are rather ballpark level indicators and not so much precise future results. ## DCV Deflation Control Variable, is the scaling factor at which protocol defined buy pressure changes. A higher DCV means more buy pressure from the protocol, resulting in a higher deflation. A lower DCV means less buy pressure from the protocol, resulting in a lower deflation. ## EVM Ethereum Virtual Machine, is a state machine in which all Ethereum accounts and smart contracts live. At any given block in the chain, Ethereum has one and only one canonical state, and the EVM is what defines the rules for computing a new valid state from block to block. ## PCV Protocol Controlled Value, is the amount of funds the treasury owns and controls. The more PCV the better for the protocol and its users. ## POL Protocol Owned Liquidity, is the amount of LP the treasury owns and controls. The more POL the better for the protocol and its users. ## Reward Rate Reward rate is the configured percentage of VERTICAL distributed to all stakers on each rebase relative to the total supply. The APY can be adjusted by the community but is currently fixed at 99,900%. ## Reward Yield Reward yield refers to the actual amount of VERTICAL received by each staker on each rebase. ## RFV Risk Free Value, is the amount of Stable-coins (which is pegged to 1 US Dollar) that treasury holds. ## TVL Total Value Locked, is the dollar amount of all AFTERBURNER staked in the protocol. This metric is often used as growth or health indicator in DeFi projects. ## TWAP Time Weighted Average Price (TWAP), is the average price of an asset over a specified time. TWAPs are used to represent the fair value of an asset as defined by the market. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://vertexbsc.gitbook.io/afterburner-finance/guide-tutorial/glossary.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.