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initial value [2 records]

Record 1 2022-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Analytical Functions (Math.)
  • Statistical Graphs and Diagrams
CONT

The y-intercept, also called the initial value and denoted b, corresponds to the value of the dependent variable (y) when the value of the independent variable (x) is 0.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fonctions mathématiques analytiques
  • Diagrammes et graphiques (Statistique)
CONT

L'ordonnée à l'origine d'une fonction est la valeur en y du point qui se trouve directement sur l'axe des ordonnées. Conséquemment, les coordonnées d'un tel point s'écrivent (0, y). On parle aussi de la valeur initiale de la fonction.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
DEF

A value for an instance variable that is computed and installed in the instance at object creation.

OBS

initial value: Only the plural form of this term (initial values) has been standardized in 1983 by the American National Standards Institute.

Key term(s)
  • initial values

French

Domaine(s)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
OBS

valeur initiale : Seul le terme au pluriel (valeurs initiales) a été normalisé en 1976 par l'Association française de normalisation.

Key term(s)
  • valeurs initiales

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Programas y programación (Informática)
DEF

Valor supuesto hasta ser explícitamente cambiado.

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