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VARIABLE DEPLACEMENT [2 records]

Record 1 1999-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Mathematics
  • Computer Programs and Programming
DEF

In PL/1, a locator variable with the OFFSET attribute, whose value identifies a location in storage, relative to the beginning of an area.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques informatiques
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
DEF

En PL/1, variable du type localisateur dont la valeur identifie une adresse relative en mémoire.

Spanish

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Record 2 1987-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Methods
CONT

The purpose of this paper is to determine whether styling change does shift automobile demand. Without testing his hypothesis, Menge Z(1962) argued that if styling change is a shift variable, larger firms could use styling changes as a market weapon against smaller firms. (Source: Applied Economics, 1984, vol. 16, p. 291).

CONT

At a later stage, we shall consider the possible effect of migration on employment growth as a shift variable to capture the possible destabilizing impact of migration.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes statistiques
OBS

Variable qui met en jeu un changement de valeurs d'une autre variable.

Spanish

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