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courbe enveloppe [1 record]

Record 1 1996-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
DEF

Smooth curve which represents the boundary within which all or most of the known data points are contained.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
DEF

Courbe lissée indiquant la limite à l'intérieur de laquelle se placent la totalité ou la majorité des points représentant les valeurs connues.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Medición y análisis (Ciencias)
DEF

Curva suavizada que representa los límites dentro de los cuales están contenidos todos o la mayoría de los puntos que representan los datos conocidos.

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