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NUMERATOR [2 records]

Record 1 2003-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
DEF

The expression above the line in a fraction, the expression which is to be divided by the other expression, called the denominator.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques
DEF

Nombre supérieur d'une fraction qui indique combien elle contient de parties aliquotes de l'unité.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Matemáticas
CONT

En la expresión a/b, a es el numerador y b es el denominador.

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Record 2 1987-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Breeding
  • Cattle Raising
  • Statistical Methods
CONT

The greatest technical advance in mixed model sire evaluation was the development of a simple method for computing the inverse of a numerator relationship matrix (A (exponent-1) by C. R. Henderson ... The most interesting aspect of Henderson's discovery was that A (exponent-1) can be calculated for a large population in a matter of seconds from a list of animals and their sires and dams, whereas A may be quite difficult to obtain.

CONT

Best linear unbiased prediction (BLUP) of breeding values can include the inverse of the numerator relationship matrix.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Amélioration génétique des animaux
  • Élevage des bovins
  • Méthodes statistiques
OBS

Terme proposé à partir d'un article intitulé «Estimation de la valeur génétique des reproducteurs par la méthode Henderson» (Annales de la génétique et de la sélection animale, 1977, 9 (I), 33-42).

Spanish

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