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DEXTERITY [3 records]

Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

The manipulative ability achieved through good motor and perceptual co-ordination.

PHR

limited dexterity

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Habileté à manipuler des objets, grâce à une bonne coordination de la motricité et de la perception.

PHR

dextérité réduite

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
DEF

Habilidad, arte, primor o propiedad con que se hace algo.

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Record 2 2000-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Personnel and Job Evaluation
DEF

dexterity: Skill or adroitness in using the hands or body ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Évaluation du personnel et des emplois
DEF

Qualité naturelle ou acquise qui permet de mener à bien ce que l'on fait grâce à une facilité d'exécution due à la justesse dans les mouvements.

Spanish

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Record 3 1988-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Applications of Automation
DEF

The grace and competence of a system. It encompasses every element of control from the initial goal of the controller, to the system's final function, and the level of skill with which the mid-course corrections are executed. Chapters 3 and 6 both elaborate on this concept.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
  • Automatisation et applications

Spanish

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