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CURVE GROWTH [10 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2022-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biotechnology
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
DEF

[A graph that represents] the number of live cells in a bacterial population over a period of time.

CONT

The bacterial growth curve can be divided into four major phases: lag phase, exponential or log (logarithmic) phase, stationary phase, and decline phase.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biotechnologie
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
DEF

[...] graphique représentant le développement d'une population de bactéries en fonction du temps.

CONT

Dans un milieu liquide, dont les constituants ne sont pas renouvelés, ensemencé avec des bactéries en fin de croissance, la courbe de croissance suit une cinétique générale caractéristique [...] comportant quatre phases : la phase de latence, la phase exponentielle, la phase stationnaire et enfin une phase de décroissance.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-09-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
DEF

A growth curve used to describe functions which continually increase, gradually at first, more rapidly in the middle growth period, and slowly again, reaching a maximum at the end of the growth.

Key term(s)
  • logistic distribution

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques
Key term(s)
  • distribution logistique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Matemáticas
OBS

Tiene una forma característica de S tumbada oblicua, y con ella se reflejan multitud de fenómenos sociales, especialmente la evolución de las poblaciones que experimentan primero un lento crecimiento, que luego se acelera hasta llegar al punto de inflexión; para a partir de él crecer más lentamente, y situarse a la postre en términos de crecimiento cero.

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Record 3 2011-08-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Graphs and Diagrams
DEF

the composite of curves of growth of various dimensions and structures by which the growth of a whole may be described.

OBS

According to the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Education, the generalized growth curve can also depict the general characteristics of growth of the members of a particular group.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Diagrammes et graphiques (Statistique)

Spanish

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Record 4 2003-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Surveys
  • Econometrics
CONT

time is plotted on the horizontal axis ... and the number of organisms on the vertical axis ... of the graph, a population growth curve is obtained.

Key term(s)
  • Pearl curve

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sondages et enquêtes (Statistique)
  • Économétrie
CONT

la croissance des populations humaines est représentée par une courbe [...] dite Courbe logistique. [...] Elle a été redécouverte par Pearl (1925) qui l'a appliquée à la croissance de toutes les populations animales.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Encuestas estadísticas
  • Econometría
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Record 5 1998-04-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology (General)
DEF

A graphic representation of mental development as a function of chronological age in which mental age is plotted on the vertical axis and chronological age is on the horizontal axis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 6 1997-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
DEF

Curve giving the activity of a radioactive nuclide as function of time and showing the increase of the activity through the decay of the parent substance or as a result of activation.

Key term(s)
  • activity growth curve

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
DEF

Courbe donnant l'activité d'un nucléide radioactif en fonction du temps et montrant l'augmentation de l'activité résultant de la désintégration de la substance de base ou d'une substance qui résulte d'une activation.

Spanish

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Record 7 1993-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Demography
DEF

a special type of curve used for describing the growth of population in a physically delimited area.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Démographie
OBS

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Spanish

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Record 8 1987-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Graphs and Diagrams

French

Domaine(s)
  • Diagrammes et graphiques (Statistique)

Spanish

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Record 9 1977-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hunting and Sport Fishing
CONT

If a stock in equilibrium at any mass (...) is released from fishing pressure it will start growing at the rate established by expression 13.1 (...) the growth curve is the S-shaped "logistic" curve of Verhulst (...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chasse et pêche sportive
CONT

Pour passer à la relation entre population et temps il faut intégrer l'équation (42) (...) [l'opération] se traduit par la courbe logistique ou courbe de Verhulst-Pearl (...)

Spanish

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Record 10 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Statistique

Spanish

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