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alphanumeric answer [1 record]

Record 1 2005-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
  • Education Theory and Methods
DEF

Answer combining numbers and a string (single or multiple) of alphabetical characters.

OBS

alphanumeric. Describes the combined set of all letters in the alphabet and the numbers 0 through 9.

OBS

single string answer: one word.

OBS

numeric-plus-string answer: Science problems typically require responses like "25 meters," which combine the numeric answer with a single-string answer. ... If combined units are necessary, such as in "25 feet/second," a numeric answer is now combined with a multiple-string answer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
  • Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
DEF

Réponse combinant des caractères numériques et une chaîne (simple ou multiple) de caractères alphabétiques, que l'apprenant utilise par exemple dans les problèmes de physique (exemple : 25 mètres, 35 kilomètres/heure).

OBS

chaîne simple : un seul mot.

Spanish

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