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GAIN CURVE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-11-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
- Semiconductors (Electronics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- transistor curve tracer
1, record 1, English, transistor%20curve%20tracer
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A transistor curve tracer is an instrument that measures the transistor's parameters like current gain, impedance and breakdown voltages. 1, record 1, English, - transistor%20curve%20tracer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
- Semi-conducteurs (Électronique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- traceur de courbe de transistor
1, record 1, French, traceur%20de%20courbe%20de%20transistor
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2019-11-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Radio Transmission and Reception
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- antenna directivity diagram
1, record 2, English, antenna%20directivity%20diagram
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A curve representing, in polar or Cartesian coordinates, a quantity proportional to the gain of antenna in the various directions in a particular plane or cone. 2, record 2, English, - antenna%20directivity%20diagram
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Émission et réception radio
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- diagramme de directivité d'antenne
1, record 2, French, diagramme%20de%20directivit%C3%A9%20d%27antenne
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Courbe représentant, en coordonnées polaires ou en coordonnées cartésiennes, une quantité proportionnelle au gain d'une antenne dans les diverses directions d'un plan ou d'un cône. 2, record 2, French, - diagramme%20de%20directivit%C3%A9%20d%27antenne
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Radiotransmisión y radiorrecepción
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- diagrama de directividad de una antena
1, record 2, Spanish, diagrama%20de%20directividad%20de%20una%20antena
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Curva que representa, en coordenadas polares o cartesianas, una cantidad proporcional a la ganancia de una antena en las diversas direcciones de un plano o de un cono determinados. 2, record 2, Spanish, - diagrama%20de%20directividad%20de%20una%20antena
Record 3 - internal organization data 2015-04-21
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Saving and Consumption
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- social surplus
1, record 3, English, social%20surplus
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The algebraic sum of all individuals... [price compensating variations] regarded as consumers and suppliers of factors, is therefore approximately represented by the area between the demand curve and the corrected supply curve. Crude as this area is as an index of net gain in welfare arising from the introduction of X when all other goods are produced at constant costs, we are required by the Samuelson criterion to measure this social surplus for all conceivable welfare distributions. 2, record 3, English, - social%20surplus
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Épargne et consommation
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- surplus collectif
1, record 3, French, surplus%20collectif
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- surplus global 2, record 3, French, surplus%20global
correct, masculine noun
- surplus pour la collectivité 3, record 3, French, surplus%20pour%20la%20collectivit%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le surplus collectif s'obtient par la sommation des surplus partiels: [surplus des consommateurs et surplus des producteurs.] [...] si l'on admet l'hypothèse de répartition optimale des revenus et si l'on ne considère que les effets marchands de la décision supposée marginale (modification des quantités de biens et services produits et consommés), le surplus collectif, défini comme variation d'une fonction d'utilité collective est égal au supplément de biens et services disponibles sur le marché [...] 3, record 3, French, - surplus%20collectif
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1998-09-16
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Mechanical Transmission Systems
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- flow linearity
1, record 4, English, flow%20linearity
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Deviation which exists between the normal flow curve and an idealised flow curve of slope equal to normal flow gain. Linearity is defined as the maximum deviation and expressed as a percentage of rated signal. 1, record 4, English, - flow%20linearity
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Transmissions mécaniques
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- linéarité en débit
1, record 4, French, lin%C3%A9arit%C3%A9%20en%20d%C3%A9bit
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ecart qui existe entre la courbe de débit moyen et la courbe du débit idéale dont la pente serait égale au gain moyen en débit. On définit la linéarité par l'écart maximal et on l'exprime en pourcentage du signal nominal. 1, record 4, French, - lin%C3%A9arit%C3%A9%20en%20d%C3%A9bit
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1981-01-23
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Pricing Theory
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- decreasing Marginal Cost
1, record 5, English, decreasing%20Marginal%20Cost
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) in the case of decreasing Marginal Cost, the firm will expand its output more and more beyond the MC curve to gain extra profits 1, record 5, English, - decreasing%20Marginal%20Cost
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Théorie des prix
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- coût marginal décroissant 1, record 5, French, co%C3%BBt%20marginal%20d%C3%A9croissant
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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