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VALEUR VRAIE GRANDEUR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-08-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
- Statistics
- Information Processing (Informatics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- true value of a quantity
1, record 1, English, true%20value%20of%20a%20quantity
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- true value 1, record 1, English, true%20value
correct
- true value of the quantity 2, record 1, English, true%20value%20of%20the%20quantity
- actual value 3, record 1, English, actual%20value
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Value consistent with the definition of a given particular quantity. 4, record 1, English, - true%20value%20of%20a%20quantity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
1. This is a value that would be obtained by a perfect measurement. 2. True values are by nature indeterminate. 3. The indefinite article "a", rather than the definite article "the", is used in conjunction with "true value" because there may be many values consistent with the definition of a given particular quantity. 4, record 1, English, - true%20value%20of%20a%20quantity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
true value of a quantity; true value: terms and definition approved by ISO, the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM), the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the International Organization of Legal Metrologoy (OIML), and others. 2, record 1, English, - true%20value%20of%20a%20quantity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
- Statistique
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- valeur vraie d'une grandeur
1, record 1, French, valeur%20vraie%20d%27une%20grandeur
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- valeur vraie 1, record 1, French, valeur%20vraie
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Valeur compatible avec la définition d'une grandeur particulière donnée. 2, record 1, French, - valeur%20vraie%20d%27une%20grandeur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
1. C'est une valeur que l'on obtiendrait par un mesurage parfait. 2. Toute valeur vraie est par nature indéterminée. 3. L'article indéfini «une» plutôt que l'article defini «la» est utilisé en conjonction avec «valeur vraie», parce qu'il peut y avoir plusieurs valeurs correspondant à la définition d'une grandeur particulière donnée. 2, record 1, French, - valeur%20vraie%20d%27une%20grandeur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
valeur vraie d'une grandeur; valeur vraie : termes normalisés par l'AFNOR. 3, record 1, French, - valeur%20vraie%20d%27une%20grandeur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
valeur vraie d'une grandeur; valeur vraie : termes et définition entérinés, entre autres, par l'ISO, le Bureau international des poids et mesures (BIPM), par la Commission électrotechnique internationale (CEI) et par l'Organisation internationale de métrologie légale (OIML). 3, record 1, French, - valeur%20vraie%20d%27une%20grandeur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Metrología y unidades de medida
- Estadística
- Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- valor real
1, record 1, Spanish, valor%20real
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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