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OPERATION BASE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Calculating Procedures (Mathematics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- basic operation
1, record 1, English, basic%20operation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When you toss numbers together (mathematically speaking), you perform an operation. When you add or multiply, you perform a basic operation. 2, record 1, English, - basic%20operation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Procédés de calcul (Mathématiques)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- opération de base
1, record 1, French, op%C3%A9ration%20de%20base
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En général, les tâches proposées aux élèves ont trait aux opérations de base (addition, soustraction, multiplication et division) [...] 2, record 1, French, - op%C3%A9ration%20de%20base
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1992-09-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Programming Languages
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- basic operation
1, record 2, English, basic%20operation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An operation that is inherent in one of the following: an assignment, a selected component, an indexed component, a slice, a qualification, a numeric literal. 1, record 2, English, - basic%20operation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Langages de programmation
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- opération de base
1, record 2, French, op%C3%A9ration%20de%20base
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1980-09-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mining Operations
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- operation base 1, record 3, English, operation%20base
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Exploitation minière
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- base d'exploitation 1, record 3, French, base%20d%27exploitation
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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