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OUTLIER [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-02-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Statistics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- outlier
1, record 1, English, outlier
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An observed value that is so different from the other observation values as to lead one to suspect that an error has been made or that chance has played a part. 2, record 1, English, - outlier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
outlier: term and definition standardized by the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Glossary English Editorial Board and the Translation Bureau. 3, record 1, English, - outlier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
outlier: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the Air Pollutant Emission Inventory Report. 4, record 1, English, - outlier
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Statistique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- valeur aberrante
1, record 1, French, valeur%20aberrante
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- observation aberrante 1, record 1, French, observation%20aberrante
correct, feminine noun, standardized
- donnée aberrante 2, record 1, French, donn%C3%A9e%20aberrante
correct, feminine noun, standardized
- cas particulier 3, record 1, French, cas%20particulier
correct, masculine noun
- cas aberrant 3, record 1, French, cas%20aberrant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Valeur d'une observation qui s'écarte tellement des valeurs des autres observations qu'on est en droit de soupçonner la présence d'une erreur ou l'effet du hasard. 4, record 1, French, - valeur%20aberrante
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
valeur aberrante; observation aberrante : termes et définition normalisés par l'Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) et le Bureau de la traduction. 5, record 1, French, - valeur%20aberrante
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
donnée aberrante : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre de l'Inventaire des émissions de polluants atmosphériques. 6, record 1, French, - valeur%20aberrante
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Estadística
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- dato anómalo
1, record 1, Spanish, dato%20an%C3%B3malo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Número pequeño de elementos de una muestra tan diferenciados de los restantes que cabe preguntarse si no pertenecen a una población diferente o si la técnica de muestreo es defectuosa. 1, record 1, Spanish, - dato%20an%C3%B3malo
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-11-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
- Soil Science
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- outlier
1, record 2, English, outlier
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A part of a formation left detached through the removal of surrounding parts by erosion. 2, record 2, English, - outlier
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the grasslands give way to forests and within the fringes of the latter are outliers of degraded black soils ... 3, record 2, English, - outlier
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
- Science du sol
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- enclave
1, record 2, French, enclave
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la prairie cède la place à la forêt, mais on trouve dans la bordure de cette dernière des enclaves de sols noirs dégradés [...] 1, record 2, French, - enclave
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2007-12-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- outlier
1, record 3, English, outlier
correct, see observation
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- outlying hillock 2, record 3, English, outlying%20hillock
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An outcrop of stratified rocks in a detached location away from the main body of similar rocks. 3, record 3, English, - outlier
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
outlier: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 3, English, - outlier
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- butte-témoin
1, record 3, French, butte%2Dt%C3%A9moin
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- butte témoin 2, record 3, French, butte%20t%C3%A9moin
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Butte représentant un vestige de plateau démantelé par érosion en structure aclinale ou monoclinale. 3, record 3, French, - butte%2Dt%C3%A9moin
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une butte témoin est un fragment d'un banc résistant, isolé par l'érosion et entouré de toutes parts à son pied par des affleurements des niveaux inférieurs. 4, record 3, French, - butte%2Dt%C3%A9moin
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
butte(-)témoin : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 5, record 3, French, - butte%2Dt%C3%A9moin
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
- Erosión y corrosión (Geología)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- cerro testigo
1, record 3, Spanish, cerro%20testigo
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2007-12-17
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- outlier
1, record 4, English, outlier
correct, see observation
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
outlier: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 2, record 4, English, - outlier
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- avant-butte
1, record 4, French, avant%2Dbutte
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Forme de relief constituée de formations tendres et témoignant de l'extension ancienne de cuestas. 2, record 4, French, - avant%2Dbutte
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[L'avant-butte] résulte du recul de ces cuestas sous l'action de l'érosion. 2, record 4, French, - avant%2Dbutte
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
avant-butte : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 4, French, - avant%2Dbutte
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- antecerro
1, record 4, Spanish, antecerro
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- cerro residual 1, record 4, Spanish, cerro%20residual
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2007-12-17
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- erosion remnant
1, record 5, English, erosion%20remnant
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- erosional remnant 2, record 5, English, erosional%20remnant
correct
- remnant 3, record 5, English, remnant
correct
- outlier 4, record 5, English, outlier
correct, see observation
- residual 5, record 5, English, residual
noun
- relic 5, record 5, English, relic
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A topographic feature that remains or is left standing above the general land surface after erosion has reduced the surrounding area; ... 5, record 5, English, - erosion%20remnant
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The quartzitic sandstone mountains scattered throughout the western part of the Colombian Amazon are ... often grotesquely eroded. They are the remnants of a once continuous mountain range that stretched from the Guianas and southern Venezuela westward. 6, record 5, English, - erosion%20remnant
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... the Nick basin ... represents an outlier of (eroded) Selwyn Basin sediments. 2, record 5, English, - erosion%20remnant
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
outlier: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 7, record 5, English, - erosion%20remnant
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- lambeau d'érosion
1, record 5, French, lambeau%20d%27%C3%A9rosion
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lambeau d'érosion du réseau de drainage glaciaire qui était en place lors du retrait de l'inlandsis [...] 2, record 5, French, - lambeau%20d%27%C3%A9rosion
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[Le] bassin de Nick [...] est en fait un lambeau d'érosion de la succession de roches sédimentaires du bassin de Selwyn. 3, record 5, French, - lambeau%20d%27%C3%A9rosion
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lambeau d'érosion : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 5, French, - lambeau%20d%27%C3%A9rosion
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2003-09-04
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geochemistry
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- outlier
1, record 6, English, outlier
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Some authors have suggested that [chromitites in harzburgite tectonites] are outliers of the cumulate succession that were incorporated in the tectonite either par gravitational sinking of dense autoliths ... or by infolding of the lowermost cumulate layers ... 1, record 6, English, - outlier
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géochimie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- fragment
1, record 6, French, fragment
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Certains chercheurs ont suggéré [que les chromitites dans les harzburgites tectonisées] puissent constituer des fragments de la séquence à cumulats ayant été incorporés aux harzburgites tectonisées soit par enfoncement gravitaire d'autolithes denses [...], soit par involution des lits à cumulats présents à la base de la séquence stratifiée [...] 1, record 6, French, - fragment
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2000-10-12
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Personnel and Job Evaluation
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- outlier
1, record 7, English, outlier
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A job that has a total point rating in UCS that is far beyond (above or below) those clustered around the average. Generally, we refer to outliers as any jobs with total point greater than one standard deviation above the mean or less than one standard deviation below the mean. 1, record 7, English, - outlier
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
outlier: terminology used in the UCS Organizational Impact Analysis Workbook. 2, record 7, English, - outlier
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Évaluation du personnel et des emplois
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- aberration
1, record 7, French, aberration
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cas où un emploi obtient une cote totale NGC largement supérieure ou inférieure à la moyenne. Généralement, nous considérons comme aberrations tous les emplois dont le total des points dépasse l'écart-type au-dessus ou en-dessous de la moyenne. 1, record 7, French, - aberration
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
aberration : terminologie utilisée dans le Manuel de l'analyse de l'impact sur les organisations. 2, record 7, French, - aberration
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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