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Record 1 2014-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Information
  • General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
  • Scientific Research
DEF

Numerical data with a potentially infinite number of possible values on a continuum.

OBS

Height, weight and blood pressure are examples of continuous data.

OBS

The term "data" may be perceived as a collective noun, which takes a singular verb. However, "data" can take a plural verb if attention is being focused on each individual piece of data (e.g. The data were transferred.).

OBS

continuous data: term and definition standardized by the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Glossary English Editorial Board and the Translation Bureau.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Information scientifique
  • Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
  • Recherche scientifique
DEF

Données numériques ayant un nombre potentiellement infini de valeurs possibles sur un continuum.

OBS

Par exemple : la taille, le poids, la pression artérielle sont des données continues.

OBS

données continues : terme et définition normalisés par l'Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) et le Bureau de la traduction.

Key term(s)
  • donnée continue

Spanish

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