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MARGIN SAFETY [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-05-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cost Accounting
- Sales (Marketing)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- margin of safety
1, record 1, English, margin%20of%20safety
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- safety margin 2, record 1, English, safety%20margin
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The excess of sales over the break-even sales volume. 3, record 1, English, - margin%20of%20safety
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[The margin of safety] may be expressed in terms of a ratio, dollars, or quantities. 3, record 1, English, - margin%20of%20safety
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Comptabilité analytique
- Vente
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- marge de sécurité
1, record 1, French, marge%20de%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Excédent du chiffre d'affaires d'une entreprise sur le chiffre d'affaires critique, c'est-à-dire le niveau d'activité auquel correspond le seuil de rentabilité. 1, record 1, French, - marge%20de%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La marge de sécurité peut être exprimée en monnaie, en quantité ou au moyen d'un ratio. On entend aussi par marge de sécurité les disponibilités dont une entreprise est assurée au-delà des dépenses prévues. 1, record 1, French, - marge%20de%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-09-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Racquet Sports
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- safety margin
1, record 2, English, safety%20margin
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- margin of safety 2, record 2, English, margin%20of%20safety
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The distance by which the ball clears the net tape and lands in the desired spot. 1, record 2, English, - safety%20margin
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The usual attack is to send over a medium-paced serve which clears the net by about three feet, drops inside with a good margin of safety, and bounces sharply off toward the side. 2, record 2, English, - safety%20margin
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Related term: margin for error. 3, record 2, English, - safety%20margin
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sports de raquette
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- marge de sécurité
1, record 2, French, marge%20de%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les intentions, suivant la logique stratégique, devraient être limitées à ce que la balle franchisse le filet avec une bonne marge de sécurité et tombe bien à l'intérieur des limites du terrain pour éviter les erreurs. 2, record 2, French, - marge%20de%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1991-11-21
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- margin-of-safety
1, record 3, English, margin%2Dof%2Dsafety
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- margin of safety 2, record 3, English, margin%20of%20safety
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
before the new drug can be clinically tested for the first time in man ... it must always be tested in the laboratories in several species of animals to establish its pharmacological and toxicological properties. 2, record 3, English, - margin%2Dof%2Dsafety
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Since the margin of safety between therapeutically effective doses and toxic doses is often narrow, much time and effort are spent in trying to increase this margin, to uncover and study mechanisms of toxicity, and to develop theories concerning interactions of chemicals with the biological system of man. 2, record 3, English, - margin%2Dof%2Dsafety
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Fabrication des produits pharmaceutiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- marge d'innocuité
1, record 3, French, marge%20d%27innocuit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- marge de sécurité 2, record 3, French, marge%20de%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
La "marge d'innocuité" est le rapport entre la dose maximale recommandée et la dose minimale produisant des effets toxiques. 1, record 3, French, - marge%20d%27innocuit%C3%A9
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La marge de sécurité est établie d'après la limite de l'action toxique qui est déterminée par la constatation des doses mortelles pour les animaux en expérience. 2, record 3, French, - marge%20d%27innocuit%C3%A9
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
On peut ainsi établir une marge de sécurité d'une substance entre les doses thérapeutiques usuelles et les doses maximales tolérées. 2, record 3, French, - marge%20d%27innocuit%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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