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Record 1 1977-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Geology
  • Statistics
OBS

A measure of the spread or range of variation of the particle-size distribution in a sediment. It is defined statistically as the extent to which the particles are dispersed on either side of the average: the wider the spread, the poorer is the sorting.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie chimique
  • Géologie
  • Statistique
OBS

Le degré de classement est l'expression de l'extension des diamètres en dessus et en dessous du diamètre moyen. Plus l'extension est grande, plus le classement est mauvais.

Spanish

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