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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

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[The mass of a unit area of paper or board] is expressed in grams per square metre.  4, record 1, English, - gram%20per%20square%20metre

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gram per square metre: designation usually used in the plural.  5, record 1, English, - gram%20per%20square%20metre

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

[La masse par unité de surface d'un papier ou d'un carton] est exprimée en grammes par mètre carré.  3, record 1, French, - gramme%20par%20m%C3%A8tre%20carr%C3%A9

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gramme par mètre carré : désignation habituellement employée au pluriel.  4, record 1, French, - gramme%20par%20m%C3%A8tre%20carr%C3%A9

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

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The mass of a unit of paper or board determined by the standard method of test. It is expressed in grams per square metre. [Definition standardized by ISO. ]  2, record 2, English, - grammage

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

In the past, basis weight has always been based upon the weight of 1000(or 500) sheets of a designated size which varied according to the grade. Grammage simplifies calculation because all grades are based on one sheet measuring one square metre. Grammage is specified as "grams per square metre"(g/m²).  3, record 2, English, - grammage

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Poids du papier en grammes au mètre carré.  2, record 2, French, - grammage

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Le grammage facilite le calcul du poids à la rame dans un format déterminé.  2, record 2, French, - grammage

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 3,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF

The weight in pounds of a ream of paper (usually 500 sheets) cut to its basic size.  2, record 3, English, - basis%20weight

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In metric terminology, paper will no longer have a "basis weight"; it will be referred to as having a "grammage" which is short for "grams per square metre" and which is normally written in "g/m²".  2, record 3, English, - basis%20weight

Record 3,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Poids en livres d'une rame (ordinairement 500 feuilles) de papier coupée à son format de base.  1, record 3, French, - force%20du%20papier

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Dans le système métrique, le poids des papiers peut s'exprimer en poids à la rame (kg/rame) ou en force au mètre carré (g/m²), également appelée grammage.  1, record 3, French, - force%20du%20papier

Record 3,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 4,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Primary production is the capture of energy from sunlight by plants, certain common bacteria, and many proctists(algae) that produces an enormous array of organic matter_carbohydrates, proteins, and other compounds. Primary production can be measured by determining the number of grams of carbon that is converted into gross living biomass in any area by all primary producers present, for example, five grams of carbon per square metre per unit time.  1, record 4, English, - gram%20of%20carbon%20per%20square%20metre%20per%20unit%20time

Record 4,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT

La production primaire équivaut à la quantité de carbone qui est convertie en matière vivante (biomasse) par tous les producteurs primaires présents dans une région donnée (p. ex., 5 grammes de carbone par mètre carré par unité de temps).  1, record 4, French, - gramme%20de%20carbone%20par%20m%C3%A8tre%20carr%C3%A9%20par%20unit%C3%A9%20de%20temps

Record 4,  Textual support,  Spanish