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WELL SORTED [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-12-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- well-sorted
1, record 1, English, well%2Dsorted
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sorting refers to whether the particles are relatively uniform in size or are many sizes. A well-sorted sediment consists of grains of uniform size and a poorly-sorted sediment contains particles of many sizes. 2, record 1, English, - well%2Dsorted
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
A well-sorted sandstone tends to have greater porosity than a poorly sorted sandstone because of the lack of grains small enough to fill its pores. Conglomerates tend to be poorly sorted rocks, with particles ranging from boulder size to clay size. 3, record 1, English, - well%2Dsorted
Record 1, Key term(s)
- well sorted
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique des sols
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bien classé
1, record 1, French, bien%20class%C3%A9
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On a deux cas : - Le sédiment est homogène : on dit que le sédiment est bien classé. - Le sédiment est hétérogène : on dit qu'il est mal classé. 1, record 1, French, - bien%20class%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1988-10-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- well sorted formula
1, record 2, English, well%20sorted%20formula
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- coherent formula 2, record 2, English, coherent%20formula
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A formula where the sort of every term matches the sort of its argument position. 3, record 2, English, - well%20sorted%20formula
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- formule cohérente
1, record 2, French, formule%20coh%C3%A9rente
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- formule bien assortie 2, record 2, French, formule%20bien%20assortie
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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