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DISTRIBUTION CURVE [4 records]

Record 1 2002-06-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Processing of Mineral Products
  • Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
  • Coal Preparation
DEF

A curve indicating, for each specific gravity (or size) fraction, the percentage of it which is contained in one of the products of the separation; for example, the reject.

OBS

Most widely used method of determining graphically the value of Ep as a measure of separation efficiency.

OBS

partition curve; distribution curve: terms standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Préparation des produits miniers
  • Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
  • Préparation des charbons
DEF

[...] dans une opération de lavage comportant deux produits sortants, [...] courbe obtenue en portant en abscisses la densité d, en ordonnées la fraction de la tranche densimétrique du brut [...] qui passe dans les lourds.

OBS

Cette fraction est exprimée en pourcentage de la tranche densimétrique.

OBS

courbe de partage : terme normalisé par l'Association française de normalisation et l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiological Physics (Theory and Application)
  • Atomic Physics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique radiologique et applications
  • Physique atomique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física radiológica (Teoría y aplicación)
  • Física atómica
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Record 3 1999-09-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Graphs and Diagrams
CONT

A cumulative frequency curve is obtained by plotting a distribution cumulated either upward ..., or downward ...

OBS

Not all distribution curves have the ogive form. It is therefore better to avoid the term or to confine it to the normal or nearly-normal case.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Diagrammes et graphiques (Statistique)
CONT

La courbe cumulative est la représentation graphique des effectifs ou des fréquences cumulées [d'une distribution].

Spanish

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Record 4 1996-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Graphs and Diagrams
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

In hydrology, a unit hydrograph in which the ordinates of flow are expressed as percentages of the volume of the hydrograph.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Diagrammes et graphiques (Statistique)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Diagramme donnant la distribution type du débit d'un cours d'eau en pour cent du débit total pour des intervalles de temps égaux.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Diagramas y gráficos estadísticos
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
DEF

Hidrograma unitario modificado que muestra la fracción del volumen total de escorrentía que se produce en unidades de tiempo sucesivas.

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