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DISCRETE TYPE [3 records]

Record 1 2024-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
  • Artificial Intelligence
DEF

A type which has an ordered set of distinct values.

OBS

The discrete types are the enumeration and integer types.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
  • Intelligence artificielle
DEF

[...] type qui a un ensemble ordonné de valeurs distinctes.

OBS

Les types discrets sont les types énumératifs et les types entiers.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Programas y programación (Informática)
  • Inteligencia artificial
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Record 2 2024-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
  • Artificial Intelligence
DEF

A data type, each data object of which represents a member of an ordered countable set.

OBS

Pascal ordinal types are "enumerated," "char," "integer," and "Boolean." Ada ordinal types are either integer types or enumeration types.

OBS

ordinal type; discrete type: designations and definition standardized by ISO and the International Electrotechnical Commission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
  • Intelligence artificielle
DEF

Type de données dont chaque objet de données représente un membre d'un ensemble comptable ordonné.

OBS

En Pascal, les types ordinaux sont «énumératif», «car», «entier» et «booléen». En Ada, les «types ordinaux» sont soit des types entiers, soit des types énumératifs.

OBS

type ordinal : désignation et définition normalisées par l'ISO et la Commission électrotechnique internationale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Programas y programación (Informática)
  • Inteligencia artificial
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Record 3 - external organization data 2014-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
15.04.11 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

data type, each data object of which represents a member of an ordered countable set

OBS

Pascal ordinal types are "enumerated", "char", "integer", and "Boolean". Ada ordinal types are either integer types or enumeration types.

OBS

ordinal type; discrete type: terms and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-15:1999].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
15.04.11 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

type de données dont chaque objet de données représente un membre d'un ensemble comptable ordonné

OBS

En Pascal, les types ordinaux sont «énumératif», «car», «entier» et «booléen». En Ada, les «types ordinaux» sont soit des types entiers, soit des types énumératifs.

OBS

type ordinal : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-15:1999].

Spanish

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