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VARIABLE ADIMENSIONAL [3 records]

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Record 1 2012-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
DEF

Variable obtained: (1) by dividing a variable by an expression having the same dimensions, or (2) as a product or quotient of variables in which all dimensions cancel out.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
DEF

Variable obtenue : 1) en divisant une variable par une autre variable ayant les mêmes dimensions, ou 2) comme produit ou quotient de variables dont toutes les dimensions se compensent mutuellement.

OBS

adimensionnel : sans dimension

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medición y análisis (Ciencias)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Fenómenos meteorológicos, climáticos y atmosféricos
DEF

Variable obtenida: 1) dividiendo una variable por una expresión de dimensión similar, o 2) como el producto o cociente de variables en el cual sus dimensiones se compensan mutuamente.

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Record 2 1996-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
DEF

Variable obtained ... as a product or quotient of variables in which all dimensions cancel out.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
DEF

Variable obtenue [...] comme produit ou quotient de variables dont toutes les dimensions se compensent mutuellement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medición y análisis (Ciencias)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Fenómenos meteorológicos, climáticos y atmosféricos
DEF

Variable obtenida ... como el producto o cociente de variables en el cual sus dimensiones se compensan mutuamente.

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Record 3 1996-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistics
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

Statistical parameter describing the change of a stochastic variable in time or space, expressed as the ratio of the standard deviation to the mean. (Dimensionless)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Statistique
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Paramètre statistique sans dimension exprimant la variabilité d'une variable aléatoire dans le temps ou dans l'espace, défini comme le rapport de l'écart type à la moyenne.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estadística
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
DEF

Parámetro estadístico que describe el cambio de una variable estocástica en el tiempo o en el espacio, expresado como relación entre la desviación típica y la media.(Adimensional)

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