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MOMENTUM FACTOR [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-05-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Spacecraft
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- specific impulse
1, record 1, English, specific%20impulse
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The specific impulse... of a propulsion system is the impulse(change in momentum) per unit of propellant. Depending on whether the amount of propellant is expressed in mass or in weight(by convention weight on the Earth) the dimension of specific impulse is that of speed or time, respectively, differing by a factor of g, the gravitational acceleration at the surface of the Earth. 2, record 1, English, - specific%20impulse
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Engins spatiaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- impulsion spécifique
1, record 1, French, impulsion%20sp%C3%A9cifique
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Quotient de deux grandeurs dont l'une est la poussée d'un propulseur et l'autre le produit du débit massique de propergol par la valeur normale de l'accélération de la pesanteur. 2, record 1, French, - impulsion%20sp%C3%A9cifique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
impulsion spécifique : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie spatiale - CUTS. 3, record 1, French, - impulsion%20sp%C3%A9cifique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1994-05-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Computers and Calculators
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- momentum factor
1, record 2, English, momentum%20factor
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Constant used to promote stability of weight adaptation in a learning rule. 1, record 2, English, - momentum%20factor
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
To prevent excessive weight change and possible oscillation, weight changes are moderated by a term that is proportional to the previous weight change and the momentum factor. 1, record 2, English, - momentum%20factor
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Ordinateurs et calculateurs
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- facteur de moment
1, record 2, French, facteur%20de%20moment
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Vocabulaire Rint-Nouvelles Technologies de l'information, 1994. 2, record 2, French, - facteur%20de%20moment
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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