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TEN-MILLIONTH [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1979-11-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Arithmetic and Number Theory
- Mathematics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ten-millionth
1, record 1, English, ten%2Dmillionth
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The French scientists (...) agreed to define the meter as the ten-millionth part of a meridional quadrant of the earth. 2, record 1, English, - ten%2Dmillionth
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
meter: The fundamental unit of length (equivalent to 39.37 inches) in the metric system. It was defined in 1790 as one ten-millionth (...) of the Earth's quadrant passing through Paris (...) 3, record 1, English, - ten%2Dmillionth
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
millionth: being one of a million equal parts into which something is divisible (...) 4, record 1, English, - ten%2Dmillionth
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Arithmétique et théorie des nombres
- Mathématiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dix-millionième
1, record 1, French, dix%2Dmillioni%C3%A8me
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- dimillionième 2, record 1, French, dimillioni%C3%A8me
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Initialement défini comme la dix-millionième partie du quart du méridien terrestre, le mètre a été redéfini plusieurs fois (...) 3, record 1, French, - dix%2Dmillioni%C3%A8me
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[L'écart] entre la répartition théorique et l'observation ne laisse à l'hypothèse nulle qu'une probabilité de l'ordre de 1 dix-millionième (0,000,000 1), donc quasi nulle (...) 4, record 1, French, - dix%2Dmillioni%C3%A8me
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
millionième: Se dit d'une partie d'un tout qui est ou que l'on suppose composé d'un million de parties égales. 5, record 1, French, - dix%2Dmillioni%C3%A8me
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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