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ABNORMAL [3 records]

Record 1 2005-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meteorological Forecasting, Data Measurement and Analysis
OBS

Different from normal in whatever sense the latter term is used. When normal signifies typical, abnormal means unusual, lying outside the range of common occurrence. When normal signifies a mean or median value, abnormal implies a deviation, however slight, from the mean or median.

PHR

Abnormal amounts of rain.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prévisions météorologiques et mesure et analyse des données
OBS

Contraire à normal, peu importe le sens de ce dernier mot. Si normal signifie typique, anormal veut dire inhabituel; s'il signifie une valeur moyenne ou médiane, anormal implique une déviation importante de la moyenne ou de la médiane.

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
OBS

Organe qui présente des altérations plus ou moins profondes, résultant de causes diverses.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
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Record 3 2001-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie (Généralités)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Psicología (Generalidades)
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