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Record 1 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Eye
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
Key term(s)
  • Bailliart's test
  • Magder's test

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oeil
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
DEF

Test pour faire la différence dans la cause d'une acuité visuelle réduite sur un œil, entre lésion du nerf optique et maladie du fond d'œil.

Spanish

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Record 3 2020-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Modelling (Mathematics)
  • Statistical Methods
DEF

A mathematical model that characterizes the connection or the relation of dependence between two statistical or probabilistic phenomena in which we observe that the ordered pairs of data seem to gather around a line.

CONT

Linear correlation is a measure of dependence between two random variables that can take values between -1 and 1. It is proportional to covariance and its interpretation is very similar to that of covariance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Modélisation (Mathématique)
  • Méthodes statistiques
DEF

Modèle mathématique qui caractérise le lien ou la relation de dépendance entre deux phénomènes de nature statistique ou probabiliste dans laquelle on observe que les couples de données semblent se rassembler autour d'une droite.

CONT

Lorsque les courbes de régression sont des droites non parallèles aux axes de coordonnées, il y a corrélation linéaire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Modelización (Matemáticas)
  • Métodos estadísticos
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Record 4 1995-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
OBS

Heading under the Common Briefing Note.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
OBS

Selon les formulaires de Santé Canada.

Spanish

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Record 5 1993-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Laws and Regulations

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements

Spanish

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Record 6 2005-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
OBS

Arctic Co-operatives Limited is a service federation that is owned and controlled by 35 community-based Co-operative business enterprises that are educated in Nunavut, Northwest Territories, and Northern-Manitoba. Arctic Co-operatives Limited coordinate the resources, consolidates the purchasing power and provides operational and technical support to the community based Co-operatives to enable them to provide a wide range of services to their local member owners in an economical manner.

Key term(s)
  • Arctic Cooperatives Limited

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
OBS

Appellation confirmée par l'organisme.

Spanish

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Record 7 2001-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Xylology (The Study of Wood)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
DEF

The construction of irregular, interconnecting galleries in the heartwood or other dead parts of trees by termites and carpenter ants.

OBS

Usually you won't see any evidence of the termite destruction until their damage is extensive. They "honeycomb" inside wood beams slowly and methodically, usually without breaking through the surface. As a result, their attacks often go undetected for years.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Xylologie (Étude des bois)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions

Spanish

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Record 8 - external organization data 2023-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)
Key term(s)
  • pipe threading machine operator

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

Spanish

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Record 9 2001-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astronautics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astronautique

Spanish

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Record 10 2018-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Pipes and Fittings
Key term(s)
  • marine steam fitter

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Tuyauterie et raccords

Spanish

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