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NUMERATION BASE [2 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2006-01-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- radix notation
1, record 1, English, radix%20notation
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
positional notation in which the ratio of the weight of any one digit place to the weight of the digit place with the next lower weight is a positive integer 1, record 1, English, - radix%20notation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The permissible values of the digit in any digit place range from zero to the radix minus one of the digit place. 1, record 1, English, - radix%20notation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
radix notation: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-5:1999]. 2, record 1, English, - radix%20notation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- numération à base
1, record 1, French, num%C3%A9ration%20%C3%A0%20base
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
numération pondérée dans laquelle le rapport du poids de chaque rang de chiffre au poids du rang de chiffre possédant le poids immédiatement inférieur est un entier positif 1, record 1, French, - num%C3%A9ration%20%C3%A0%20base
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
À chaque rang de chiffre, les valeurs possibles du chiffre qui occupe ce rang vont de zéro jusqu'à la base de ce rang de chiffre diminuée de un. 1, record 1, French, - num%C3%A9ration%20%C3%A0%20base
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
numération à base : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-5:1999]. 2, record 1, French, - num%C3%A9ration%20%C3%A0%20base
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-02-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Computer Mathematics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- radix system
1, record 2, English, radix%20system
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- radix numeration system 2, record 2, English, radix%20numeration%20system
correct, standardized
- radix notation 2, record 2, English, radix%20notation
correct, standardized
- base notation 3, record 2, English, base%20notation
correct
- radix scale 3, record 2, English, radix%20scale
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A positional system in which the ratio of the weight of any one digit place to the weight of the digit place with the next lower weight is a positive integer. 4, record 2, English, - radix%20system
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The permissible values of the character in any digit place range from zero to one less than the radix of that digit place. 4, record 2, English, - radix%20system
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
radix system; radix numeration system; radix notation: terms standardized by CSA and ISO. 5, record 2, English, - radix%20system
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques informatiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- numération à base
1, record 2, French, num%C3%A9ration%20%C3%A0%20base
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Numération pondérée dans laquelle le rapport du poids de chaque rang au poids du rang possédant le poids immédiatement inférieur est un entier positif. 2, record 2, French, - num%C3%A9ration%20%C3%A0%20base
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
À chaque rang de chiffre, le caractère qui occupe ce rang est un entier positif ou nul, inférieur à la base de numération de ce rang. 2, record 2, French, - num%C3%A9ration%20%C3%A0%20base
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
numération à base : terme normalisé par la CSA et l'ISO. 3, record 2, French, - num%C3%A9ration%20%C3%A0%20base
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Matemáticas para computación
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- sistema numérico con base
1, record 2, Spanish, sistema%20num%C3%A9rico%20con%20base
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- sistema de numeración de base 2, record 2, Spanish, sistema%20de%20numeraci%C3%B3n%20de%20base
masculine noun
- notación radical 3, record 2, Spanish, notaci%C3%B3n%20radical
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sistema numérico en que la notación posicional en que se representan los dígitos sucesivos, corresponde a los coeficientes de potencias enteras sucesivas de un número llamado base y que, en el sistema de numeración corriente es 10; el número representado es igual a la suma de la serie de potencias. 1, record 2, Spanish, - sistema%20num%C3%A9rico%20con%20base
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