definiens: means any Change th at, individually or in the aggregate with all other Changes, has had or could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, as sets, liabilities, capitalization, condition ( financial o r other ), or results of operations of the Buyer, ta ken as a whole, other than any Change to the extent resulting from ( a ) Changes in the United States economy in general, so long as such changes do not disproportionately affect th e business of the Buyer taken as a whole, and ( b ) C hanges in the industry in which the Buyer operates, so long a s such Changes do not disproportionately affect the business of the Buyer, taken as a whole . For the avoidance o f doubt, the parties agree that the terms and as used in this Agre ement with an initial lower case shall have the ir respective customary and ordinary meanings, without regard to the meaning ascribed to Buyer Material A dverse Effect