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METRIC SPACE [10 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-02-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Relativity (Physics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Hilbert space
1, record 1, English, Hilbert%20space
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A space which is linear, metric and complete. 2, record 1, English, - Hilbert%20space
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In mathematics, a Hilbert space is an inner product space that is complete with respect to the norm defined by the inner product. Hilbert spaces serve to clarify and generalize the concept of Fourier expansion and certain linear transformations such as the Fourier transform. 3, record 1, English, - Hilbert%20space
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Relativité (Physique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- espace de Hilbert
1, record 1, French, espace%20de%20Hilbert
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- espace hilbertien 2, record 1, French, espace%20hilbertien
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En théorie quantique, espace linéaire, métrique et complet des états d'un système physique. 2, record 1, French, - espace%20de%20Hilbert
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Selon D. Hilbert [...] l'état d'un tel système peut être stationnaire (son attracteur est un point fixe), périodique (son attracteur est un cycle limite), quasi périodique (son attracteur est un tore) ou chaotique (son attracteur est étrange). Chaque état peut être représenté par un vecteur normé. Le produit scalaire hilbertien de deux vecteurs fournit l'amplitude de probabilité de la transition entre les deux états physiques qu'ils représentent. Tout espace préhilbertien séparé de dimension finie est un espace hilbertien. 2, record 1, French, - espace%20de%20Hilbert
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
espace hilbertien complexe, espace hilbertien muni de la norme euclidienne, espace hilbertien réel 2, record 1, French, - espace%20de%20Hilbert
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-11-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Computer Mathematics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- iterated function system
1, record 2, English, iterated%20function%20system
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- IFS 2, record 2, English, IFS
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- hyperbolic iterated function system 2, record 2, English, hyperbolic%20iterated%20function%20system
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A finite set of maps acting on a metric space, with no particular conditions imposed upon the maps. 2, record 2, English, - iterated%20function%20system
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Iterated function systems provide a convenient framework for the description, classification, and communication of fractals. 2, record 2, English, - iterated%20function%20system
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hyperbolic IFS: the word hyperbolic ... is sometimes dropped in practice. 2, record 2, English, - iterated%20function%20system
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
See also hyperbolic IFS with condensation, lifted IFS, IFS with probabilities, invariant measure of IFS. 3, record 2, English, - iterated%20function%20system
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques informatiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- système de fonctions itératives
1, record 2, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20fonctions%20it%C3%A9ratives
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- SFI 2, record 2, French, SFI
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ces deux auteurs présentent les systèmes de fonctions itératives comme une manière unifiée de classifier et d'engendrer les ensembles fractals. 1, record 2, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20de%20fonctions%20it%C3%A9ratives
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-09-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- complete space
1, record 3, English, complete%20space
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A metric space in which every Cauchy sequence is convergent to an element in that space. 2, record 3, English, - complete%20space
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- espace complet
1, record 3, French, espace%20complet
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2007-06-12
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Astronautics
- Remote Sensing
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- resident space object
1, record 4, English, resident%20space%20object
correct, officially approved
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- RSO 1, record 4, English, RSO
correct, officially approved
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A principal sensor on board the satellite is the Space-Based Visible(SBV) sensor, a visible-band electro-optical camera designed... to perform the first technical and functional demonstration of space-based space surveillance. The principal task of the SBV sensor is to gather metric and photometric information on a variety of resident space objects(RSO).... Currently, the resident space object(RSO) catalog contains more than 8000 entries, consisting of active and inactive satellites, rocket bodies, and debris, with an active subset of over 800 objects. 2, record 4, English, - resident%20space%20object
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
We have created a catalog containing observations of over 1000 resident space objects (RSOs) by the infrared (IR) telescope on the Midcourse Space Experiment. These objects, a mix of satellites, rocket bodies, boosters, and debris, were serendipitously detected while the telescope was performing its primary mission. 3, record 4, English, - resident%20space%20object
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
resident space object; RSO: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces. 4, record 4, English, - resident%20space%20object
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Astronautique
- Télédétection
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- objet spatial en orbite
1, record 4, French, objet%20spatial%20en%20orbite
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
- OSO 1, record 4, French, OSO
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
objet spatial en orbite; OSO : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes. 2, record 4, French, - objet%20spatial%20en%20orbite
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2004-11-16
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Spacecraft
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Rafaello multipurpose logistics module
1, record 5, English, Rafaello%20multipurpose%20logistics%20module
correct, officially approved
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- Rafaello logistic module 2, record 5, English, Rafaello%20logistic%20module
correct, officially approved
- Raffaello cargo module 4, record 5, English, Raffaello%20cargo%20module
correct, officially approved
- Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module 5, record 5, English, Raffaello%20multi%2Dpurpose%20logistics%20module
correct
- multi-purpose Raffaello logistic module 3, record 5, English, multi%2Dpurpose%20Raffaello%20logistic%20module
correct
- Rafaello logistics module 4, record 5, English, Rafaello%20logistics%20module
correct
- Raffaello logistics carrier 4, record 5, English, Raffaello%20logistics%20carrier
correct
- Raffaello 6, record 5, English, Raffaello
correct
- Rafaello 7, record 5, English, Rafaello
correct
- Italian freight module Rafaello 8, record 5, English, Italian%20freight%20module%20Rafaello
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Raffaello Multi-Purpose Logistics Module(MPLM), built by the Italian Space Agency(ASI), is the second of three such pressurized modules that will serve as the International Space Station's "moving vans", carrying laboratory racks filled with equipment, experiments and supplies to and from the International Space Station aboard the space shuttle. Construction of ASI's Raffaello module was the responsibility of Alenia Aerospazio in Turin, Italy. Raffaello was delivered to Kennedy Space Center from Italy in July 1999 by a special Beluga cargo aircraft. The cylindrical module is about 6. 4 meters(21 feet) long and 4. 6 meters(15 feet) in diameter. It weighs about 9, 000 pounds(almost 4. 1 metric tons). It can carry up to 20, 000 pounds(9. 1 metric tons) of cargo packed into 16 standard space station equipment racks. Although built in Italy, Raffaello and two additional MPLMs are owned by the U. S. They were provided in exchange for Italian access to U. S. research time on the station. 9, record 5, English, - Rafaello%20multipurpose%20logistics%20module
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Rafaello multipurpose logistics module; Rafaello logistic module; Raffaello cargo module: terms officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG). 10, record 5, English, - Rafaello%20multipurpose%20logistics%20module
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Raffaello logistics carrier hatch. 10, record 5, English, - Rafaello%20multipurpose%20logistics%20module
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Engins spatiaux
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- module logistique polyvalent Rafaello
1, record 5, French, module%20logistique%20polyvalent%20Rafaello
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- module logistique Rafaello 2, record 5, French, module%20logistique%20Rafaello
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
- module Rafaello 3, record 5, French, module%20Rafaello
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
- module logistique italien Raffaello 4, record 5, French, module%20logistique%20italien%20Raffaello
correct, masculine noun
- module italien Raffaello 5, record 5, French, module%20italien%20Raffaello
correct, masculine noun
- module cargo Raffaello 6, record 5, French, module%20cargo%20Raffaello
correct, masculine noun
- module Raffaello 7, record 5, French, module%20Raffaello
correct, masculine noun
- Raffaello 8, record 5, French, Raffaello
correct
- Rafaello 2, record 5, French, Rafaello
correct
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'«Italian Multi-Purpose Laboratory Modules» (MPLMs) est un élément construit sur le modèle du COF (Colombus) européen et abritera l6 emplacements normalisés aptes à recevoir des charges italiennes, européennes ou américaines. [...] L'ASI [Agence spatiale italienne] construit également les «Node-2» et «Node-3» pour le compte de la NASA. 9, record 5, French, - module%20logistique%20polyvalent%20Rafaello
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
module logistique polyvalent Rafaello; module logistique Rafaello; module Rafaello : termes uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI). 10, record 5, French, - module%20logistique%20polyvalent%20Rafaello
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2000-09-12
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Modern Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- group
1, record 6, English, group
correct, noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A set G with a binary operation (usually called multiplication) whose domain is the set of all ordered pairs of members of G, whose range is contained in G, and which satisfies the conditions: (1) there is a member of G ... such that its product with any member, in either order, is that same member; (2) for each member of G there is a member such that the product of the two, in either order, is the identity; (3) the associative law holds. 2, record 6, English, - group
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Let F denote a set of transformations on a metric space X.... F is called a group if it is a semigroup of invertible transformations.... 3, record 6, English, - group
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Mathématiques modernes
- Infographie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- groupe
1, record 6, French, groupe
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble dont tous les éléments sont symétrisables, dont un élément est neutre, et qui est muni d'une loi de composition interne associative telle la différence symétrique, l'addition, la multiplication, etc. L'intersection d'une famille de sous-groupes d'un groupe G est encore un sous-groupe de G. 2, record 6, French, - groupe
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce concept fondamental des mathématiques, de la mécanique, de la physique et de la dynamique complexe remonte à la fin du XVIIIe siècle dans les travaux de Lagrange et de Gauss sur les formes quadratiques à coefficients entiers et sur les équations algébriques. En 1829, N.H. Abel découvre les groupes commutatifs, et en 1830 E. Galois définit les groupes finis de permutation. En 1854, le théorème de A. Cayley montre que tout groupe est isomorphe à un groupe de transformations. En 1870 C. Jordan introduit le concept de groupe quotient et en 1872 F. Klein fixe le cadre géométrique de l'étude en montrant que les groupes opèrent sur des ensembles. S. Lie (1848-1899) a introduit les groupes continus de transformation et O. Schreier a fondé en 1926 la théorie des groupes topologiques. 2, record 6, French, - groupe
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Le groupe opère sur un ensemble. 2, record 6, French, - groupe
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 PHR
déterminer, engendrer un groupe par un ensemble, former, munir un groupe d'une opération interne. 2, record 6, French, - groupe
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 3 PHR
groupe abélien, additif, affine, alterné, archimédien, automorphe, classique, commutatif, compact, congru, conjugué, continu, cyclique, dérivé, discret, distingué, dual, énantiomorphe, fini, fonctionnel, fondamental, fractal, homomorphe, infini, invariant, isomorphe, libre, linéaire, localement compact, modulaire, monogène, monstrueux, multiplicatif, non linéaire, ordonné, ornemental, orthogonal affine, parfait, partiel, projectif, quotient, résoluble, semi-simple, simple, simplectique, sporadique, symétrique, topologique, unimodulaire, unitaire, universel. 2, record 6, French, - groupe
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 4 PHR
groupe à réseau invariant, groupe d'automorphismes, de Cartan, de Chevalley, de Galois, de Jordan, de Klein, de Lie, de Lorentz, de Mathieu, de période, de permutation, de renormalisation, des classes, des déplacements, des dilatations, des entiers, des homothéties-translations, de similitude, des rotations, de substitution, de Sylow, de symétrie, de transformations, de translations, d'homotopies, d'isotropie, d'opérateurs sur un ensemble. 2, record 6, French, - groupe
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Matemáticas
- Matemáticas modernas
- Gráficos de computadora
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- grupo
1, record 6, Spanish, grupo
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En matemáticas, estructura que consiste en un conjunto de elementos y una operación interna entre ellos que cumple las propiedades asociativas, elemento neutro y elemento simétrico. 1, record 6, Spanish, - grupo
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
grupo: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorizacíon de LID Editorial Empresarial. 2, record 6, Spanish, - grupo
Record 7 - internal organization data 1999-05-19
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- metric space
1, record 7, English, metric%20space
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any topological space which has a metric defined on it. 2, record 7, English, - metric%20space
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- espace métrique
1, record 7, French, espace%20m%C3%A9trique
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- espace distancié 2, record 7, French, espace%20distanci%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Espace muni d'une fonction à valeur réelle qui mesure la distance entre paires de points placés dans cet espace. 3, record 7, French, - espace%20m%C3%A9trique
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 PHR
espace métrique équivalent. 3, record 7, French, - espace%20m%C3%A9trique
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1994-08-10
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- collage theorem
1, record 8, English, collage%20theorem
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The collage theorem tells us that to find an IFS whose attractor is close to or looks like a given set, one must try to find a set of transformations, contraction mappings on a suitable space within which the given set lies, such that the union, or collage, of the images of the given set under the transformations is close to or looks like the given set. The degree to which two images look alike is measured using the Hausdorff metric. 1, record 8, English, - collage%20theorem
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- théorème du collage
1, record 8, French, th%C3%A9or%C3%A8me%20du%20collage
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- théorème du recollement 1, record 8, French, th%C3%A9or%C3%A8me%20du%20recollement
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Théorème selon lequel, pour obtenir un système de fonctions itérées dont l'attracteur ressemble à un ensemble de référence, il faut retracer - dans l'espace métrique de ce dernier - toutes les transformations affines génératrices d'images qui, une fois collées ensemble, composent une image similaire à celle de l'ensemble de référence. 1, record 8, French, - th%C3%A9or%C3%A8me%20du%20collage
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le degré de similarité est calculé avec la mesure de Hausdorff ou celle de Hutchinson. Concept développé par M.F. Barnsley dans «Fractals Everywhere». 1, record 8, French, - th%C3%A9or%C3%A8me%20du%20collage
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1991-05-14
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Artificial Intelligence
- Computer Programs and Programming
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- semigroup
1, record 9, English, semigroup
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lets F denote a set of transformations on a metric space X... F is called a group if it is a semigroup of invertible transformations.... 2, record 9, English, - semigroup
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Intelligence artificielle
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- semigroupe
1, record 9, French, semigroupe
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(...) un couple formé d'un ensemble S et d'une loi de composition interne associative définie sur S. 1, record 9, French, - semigroupe
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1987-05-22
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Modern Mathematics
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- diffeomorphism
1, record 10, English, diffeomorphism
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Since(R, T) is a metric topological space, it is also a Hausdorff space, and function [phi-(i]), being a diffeomorphism, is also a homeomorphism from an open set of R to an open set of [the energy hypersurface]. 2, record 10, English, - diffeomorphism
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques modernes
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- difféomorphisme
1, record 10, French, diff%C3%A9omorphisme
correct, masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Difféomorphisme d'un ouvert U d'un R-espace vectoriel normé E dans un ouvert V d'un R-espace vectoriel normé F : Application de U dans V qui est bijective, continûment différentiable et dont la bijection réciproque est aussi continûment différentiable. 1, record 10, French, - diff%C3%A9omorphisme
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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