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UNIVERSE MEAN [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-05-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Astrophysics and Cosmography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- comoving
1, record 1, English, comoving
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Moving in unison with the overall expansion of the universe. 2, record 1, English, - comoving
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
What do we mean by comoving coordinates? Comoving coordinates are coordinates that move along with the overall expansion of the universe. Imagine a distant galaxy. It is located at the coordinate(r, theta, phi). As long as no force acts on it, it will always be at that coordinate. 3, record 1, English, - comoving
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Astrophysique et cosmographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- comobile
1, record 1, French, comobile
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d'un objet dont le seul mouvement consiste à être entraîné par l'expansion de l'Univers. 1, record 1, French, - comobile
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'objet comobile est entraîné, mais ne se déplace pas par rapport à l'espace, qui lui-même se dilate. 1, record 1, French, - comobile
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
comobile : désignation et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 26 janvier 2025. 2, record 1, French, - comobile
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2022-01-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
- Astrophysics and Cosmography
- Space Physics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Planck unit
1, record 2, English, Planck%20unit
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Planck units are characteristics of the properties of the Universe during its first moments. The standard Big Bang model can account for the evolution of the Universe back to around the Planck time, when the Universe was at the Planck temperature and the mean energy of photons was close to the Planck energy. 2, record 2, English, - Planck%20unit
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
- Astrophysique et cosmographie
- Physique spatiale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- unité de Planck
1, record 2, French, unit%C3%A9%20de%20Planck
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2002-09-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Probability (Statistics)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- probable error
1, record 3, English, probable%20error
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Equal to 0. 6745 of the standard error(S25) ;the measure of the error of a mean of a large sample(more than 30 observations) where the chances are even that the mean of the universe lies within it. 2, record 3, English, - probable%20error
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Probabilités (Statistique)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- erreur probable
1, record 3, French, erreur%20probable
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Probabilidad (Estadística)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- error probable
1, record 3, Spanish, error%20probable
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Error que no excede del 50% de los casos; es igual a .6745 veces el error estándar. 2, record 3, Spanish, - error%20probable
Record 4 - internal organization data 1998-08-03
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Statistics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- population mean
1, record 4, English, population%20mean
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- universe mean 2, record 4, English, universe%20mean
correct
- mean 1, record 4, English, mean
correct, noun
- true mean 3, record 4, English, true%20mean
correct, less frequent
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the [arithmetic] mean ... computed for a set of population data ... 1, record 4, English, - population%20mean
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The population mean is usually denoted by the Greek letter mu. In context, this concept is often referred to simply as the "mean", an elliptical form of the original term. 4, record 4, English, - population%20mean
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Statistique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- moyenne de la population
1, record 4, French, moyenne%20de%20la%20population
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- moyenne 2, record 4, French, moyenne
correct, feminine noun
- moyenne vraie 3, record 4, French, moyenne%20vraie
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En pratique, on rencontre rarement le terme «moyenne de la population». Cette notion est presque toujours indiquée par le terme «moyenne» accompagné du symbole m. 2, record 4, French, - moyenne%20de%20la%20population
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1998-07-24
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- mathematical expectation
1, record 5, English, mathematical%20expectation
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The mean value of single observations drawn from a finite or infinite universe in repeated samplings. 2, record 5, English, - mathematical%20expectation
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
expectation: if F(x) is the distribution function of a variate X, the expected value of a quantity t depending on X is ... the average or mean value of t over the distribution of x. 3, record 5, English, - mathematical%20expectation
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- espérance mathématique
1, record 5, French, esp%C3%A9rance%20math%C3%A9matique
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- valeur moyenne 1, record 5, French, valeur%20moyenne
feminine noun
- espérance 1, record 5, French, esp%C3%A9rance
feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le moment d'ordre 1 de X s'appelle valeur moyenne, espérance mathématique, ou espérance, de la variable aléatoire X et se note E(X). 1, record 5, French, - esp%C3%A9rance%20math%C3%A9matique
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Matemáticas
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- esperanza matemática
1, record 5, Spanish, esperanza%20matem%C3%A1tica
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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