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Record 1 1986-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Documentation (Library Science)
DEF

In information retrieval, the number of documents which are actually wanted in proportion to the number of documents retrieved in response on a given theme.

OBS

Later known as "precision ratio".

OBS

See record "precision ratio".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Documentation (Bibliothéconomie)
DEF

Taux de documents retrouvé lors des opérations de sélection et répondant à la question du demandeur par rapport au nombre total de documents retrouvés.

Spanish

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