Image analysis vs. finance.
Which meaning of ROI is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Region of interest came first (the 1970s). Return on investment arrived in the 1900s. The data below shows which one owns the word now.
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Region of interestReturn on investment
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Duplicate's share of attention
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The case for each meaning
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