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What counts as a holiday varies by country and even region, so business-day calculations depend on the applicable calendar.","purpose":"Let an agent explain the non-holiday or business day, relay its use in scheduling, finance and law from calendar and finance sources, describe the named positions, and distinguish a non-holiday from a public holiday, a weekend, a business day and a trading day, noting variation by jurisdiction.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Not a public holiday","Scheduling and finance use","Business-day calculations","Jurisdiction-dependent"],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"understand","name":"Understand","description":"What a non-holiday is.","layers":[{"id":"definition","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","findings":[{"id":"definition-finding","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","questions":[{"text":"What is a non-holiday or business day, and how does it differ from a public holiday, a weekend, a 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