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ERREUR POINTAGE [3 records]

Record 1 2014-01-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
  • Radio Transmission and Reception
CONT

Thick non-uniform water layers ... are also likely to give rise to other effects such as antenna defocusing, boresight errors and directivity loss.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications
  • Émission et réception radio
CONT

Des couches d'eau épaisses et non uniformes [...] sont susceptibles de provoquer d'autres effets, par exemple la défocalisation des antennes, des erreurs de pointage et des pertes de directivité.

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cartography
  • Mathematical Geography
DEF

Errors which reflect the accuracy with which the floating mark of a stereoplotting system can be located on a sharp model point. These errors generally follow a more or less random distribution but show a systematic trend with progressive working time on the instrument due to eye fatigue and its effect on stereoscopic perception.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cartographie
  • Géographie mathématique

Spanish

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Statistique

Spanish

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