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MATRIX NOTE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-07-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Coins and Bank Notes
- Numismatics
- Coining
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- date
1, record 1, English, date
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- year 1, record 1, English, year
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The statement fixed on a coin, bank note, token, die, punch, or matrix which specifies the issuing year; on metal money, the place of manufacture is sometimes added in the form of a mint mark. 1, record 1, English, - date
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Whereas Canadian coins bear, as issuing year, the year in which they were struck, all Canadian bank notes of a given denomination bear, as issuing year, the year in which the first notes of that denomination were issued, even if the particular notes under consideration were printed in subsequent years. 1, record 1, English, - date
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
- Numismatique
- Monnayage
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- date
1, record 1, French, date
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- année 1, record 1, French, ann%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- millésime 1, record 1, French, mill%C3%A9sime
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Indication de l'année d'émission sur une pièce de monnaie, un billet de banque, un jeton, un coin, un poinçon ou une matrice; sur la monnaie de métal, le lieu de fabrication est parfois précisé avec l'ajout d'une marque d'atelier. 1, record 1, French, - date
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«Millésime» désigne plus particulièrement le dernier chiffre d'une année sur une pièce de monnaie. Contrairement aux pièces de monnaies canadiennes qui portent comme année d'émission celle où elles ont été frappées, les billets de banque canadiens d'une même coupure portent l'année de l'émission des premiers billets de la coupure, quelle que soit leur année d'impression. 1, record 1, French, - date
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-07-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- incidence matrix
1, record 2, English, incidence%20matrix
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The incidence matrix representation helps determine whether a cover is a partition; it’s a partition if each row of the matrix contains a single nonzero entry. 2, record 2, English, - incidence%20matrix
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The diagram of the different operating modes is given below(note the analogies with the preceding diagram which is evidently due to the fact that the incidence matrix B(F) is the same for both cases). 3, record 2, English, - incidence%20matrix
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- matrice d'incidence
1, record 2, French, matrice%20d%27incidence
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Matemáticas
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- matriz de incidencia
1, record 2, Spanish, matriz%20de%20incidencia
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Configuración de dos dimensiones que describe los extremos en una grafía. 1, record 2, Spanish, - matriz%20de%20incidencia
Record 3 - internal organization data 1987-02-24
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Prosthetic Dentistry
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- air-fired dental porcelain
1, record 3, English, air%2Dfired%20dental%20porcelain
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[This is an illustration of] Air-fixed, pigmented, quartz-bearing dental porcelain. Note homogeneity of vitreous matrix-no evidence of multilization. Quartz grains are large and angular. Pigment is sparse. 1, record 3, English, - air%2Dfired%20dental%20porcelain
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Dentisterie prothétique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- porcelaine aérienne
1, record 3, French, porcelaine%20a%C3%A9rienne
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En effet, pour les porcelaines aériennes, la taille des grains varie de 70 [millimicrons] à 10 [millimicrons], sous vide de 40 à 5 [millimicrons] avec un maximum de répartition entre 5 et 10 [millimicrons]. 1, record 3, French, - porcelaine%20a%C3%A9rienne
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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