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ARITHMETIQUE FIXE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-09-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Mathematics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fixed point arithmetic
1, record 1, English, fixed%20point%20arithmetic
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- fixed-point arithmetic 2, record 1, English, fixed%2Dpoint%20arithmetic
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The performing of arithmetical calculations without regard to the position of the radix point, treating the numbers as integers for the purpose of calculation. 1, record 1, English, - fixed%20point%20arithmetic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The relative position of the point has to be controlled during calculations. 1, record 1, English, - fixed%20point%20arithmetic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques informatiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- arithmétique en virgule fixe
1, record 1, French, arithm%C3%A9tique%20en%20virgule%20fixe
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- arithmétique fixe 2, record 1, French, arithm%C3%A9tique%20fixe
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Arithmétique des nombres exprimés en virgule fixe. 1, record 1, French, - arithm%C3%A9tique%20en%20virgule%20fixe
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Matemáticas para computación
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- aritmética de coma fija
1, record 1, Spanish, aritm%C3%A9tica%20de%20coma%20fija
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- aritmética de punto fijo 1, record 1, Spanish, aritm%C3%A9tica%20de%20punto%20fijo
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Método de cálculo en el cual las operaciones tienen lugar de manera invariable y en que la computadora (ordenador) no toma consideración el punto (coma) decimal. 2, record 1, Spanish, - aritm%C3%A9tica%20de%20coma%20fija
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-06-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Computer Programs and Programming
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- fixed-length record
1, record 2, English, fixed%2Dlength%20record
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A record associated with a file whose file description or sort-merge description entry requires that all records contain the same number of character positions. 2, record 2, English, - fixed%2Dlength%20record
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fixed-length record: STD-ANSI (term and definition). 3, record 2, English, - fixed%2Dlength%20record
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- enregistrement de longueur fixe
1, record 2, French, enregistrement%20de%20longueur%20fixe
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- article de longueur fixe 2, record 2, French, article%20de%20longueur%20fixe
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Enregistrement contenant un nombre de caractères déterminé. 2, record 2, French, - enregistrement%20de%20longueur%20fixe
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Comparer à bloc de longueur fixe, arithmétique à longueur fixe, code de longueur fixe. 2, record 2, French, - enregistrement%20de%20longueur%20fixe
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Programas y programación (Informática)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- registro de longitud fija
1, record 2, Spanish, registro%20de%20longitud%20fija
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Registro cuyo número de caracteres es fijo. 2, record 2, Spanish, - registro%20de%20longitud%20fija
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Esta restricción puede ser deliberada para simplificar y dar rapidez al procesamiento o puede ser causada por las características del equipo de computación que se usa. 2, record 2, Spanish, - registro%20de%20longitud%20fija
Record 3 - internal organization data 1995-07-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- number
1, record 3, English, number
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Abstract unit in numeral series that represents an arbitrarily determined quantity. 2, record 3, English, - number
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- nombre
1, record 3, French, nombre
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Concept fondamental des mathématiques, que l’on peut rattacher, sans le définir, à des notions de pluralité, d’ensemble, de correspondance. 1, record 3, French, - nombre
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Un nombre atteint une taille, constitue une structure, se répartit, varie. 1, record 3, French, - nombre
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 PHR
augmenter, calculer, composer, compter, décomposer, désigner, modifier, multiplier, réduire, substituer un nombre. 1, record 3, French, - nombre
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 PHR
nombre abondant, abstrait, aléatoire, algébrique, arithmétique, binaire, blanc, blanc immaculé, caractéristique, cardinal, chromatique, cocyclomatique, commensurable, complexe fixe, complexe variable, composé, concret, critique, cyclomatique, décimal, déficient, dimensionnel, entier, exponentiel, figuré, fini, hétérogène, hétéromèque, homogène, imaginaire, impair, incommensurable, infini, intermédiaire, irrationnel, irrégulier, local, magique, naturel, négatif, non algébrique, non nul, normal, nul, oblong, ordinal, p-adique, pair, pairement impair, pairement normal, parfait, positif, premier, proportionnel, pseudo-premier, quasi-parfait, rationnel, réel, réel parfait, régulier, relatif, rond, sacré, transcendant, transfini, uniforme, unimodulaire. 1, record 3, French, - nombre
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 4 PHR
nombre d’Avogadro, de Grashoff, de Liouville, de Liapounov, de Mersenne, de Prandtl, de Ramsey, de Rayleigh, de Raynolds, d’or (divine proportion). 1, record 3, French, - nombre
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 5 PHR
désignation de nombres, écriture de nombres, générateur de nombres aléatoires, grandeur d’un nombre, loi des grands nombres, suite de nombres, taille d’un nombre, théorie des nombres. 1, record 3, French, - nombre
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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