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EXTENDED TIME SCALE [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Mathematics
  • Simulation (Cybernetic Systems)
DEF

In simulation by an analog computer, a time scale in which the time duration of a simulated event is greater than the actual time duration of the event in the physical system under study.

Key term(s)
  • slow-time scale

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques informatiques
  • Simulation (Systèmes cybernétiques)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Matemáticas para computación
  • Simulación (Sistemas cibernéticos)
DEF

Escala de tiempo mayor que la unidad de tiempo característica del sistema físico que se está estudiando.

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