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AJUSTEMENT COMPENSATOIRE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-02-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Logic (Philosophy)
- Sciences - General
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- countervailing tendency
1, record 1, English, countervailing%20tendency
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a previously unkown factor that is hypothesized in order to account for discrepancies between theoretical expectations and observed facts[.] 1, record 1, English, - countervailing%20tendency
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Popper's attack on countervailing tendencies derives from the fact that it is always possible to save a theory from false consequences by referring to factors not accounted for in the theory. But he believes that such appeals reduce or eliminate the empirical content of the theory. 1, record 1, English, - countervailing%20tendency
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
countervailing tendency: designation usually used in the plural. 2, record 1, English, - countervailing%20tendency
Record 1, Key term(s)
- countervailing tendencies
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Logique (Philosophie)
- Sciences - Généralités
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ajustement compensatoire
1, record 1, French, ajustement%20compensatoire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ajustement compensatoire : désignation habituellement utilisée au pluriel. 2, record 1, French, - ajustement%20compensatoire
Record 1, Key term(s)
- ajustements compensatoires
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-03-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Foreign Trade
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- compensating adjustment 1, record 2, English, compensating%20adjustment
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Record 2, Key term(s)
- compensating adjustments
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Commerce extérieur
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- ajustement compensatoire
1, record 2, French, ajustement%20compensatoire
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ajustements apportés aux tonnages de base d'exportation de sucre. 1, record 2, French, - ajustement%20compensatoire
Record 2, Key term(s)
- ajustements compensatoires
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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