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FACTEUR CADRAGE [1 record]

Record 1 2012-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Mathematics
DEF

A fixed number used as a multiplier in scaling.

CONT

A scale factor of 1/1000 would be suitable to scale the values 856, 432, -95 and -182 to lie in the range -1 to +1 inclusive.

OBS

scale factor; scaling factor: terms standardized by ISO and CSA.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques informatiques
DEF

Nombre fixe employé comme multiplicateur pour réduire.

CONT

L'échelle de 1/1000 permet d'amener les valeurs 856, 432, -95 et -182 dans l'intervalle de -1 à +1.

OBS

échelle : terme normalisé par l'ISO et la CSA.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Matemáticas para computación
DEF

Coeficiente por el que se multiplican las cantidades que intervienen en el cálculo de una escala.

CONT

Por ejemplo, para escalar 85, 41.2, -7, y -53.4 para que caiga entre +1 y -1, puede usarse un factor escalar de 1/100.

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