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Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-10-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Probability (Statistics)
- Financial and Budgetary Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- convex payoff function 1, record 1, English, convex%20payoff%20function
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
convex payoff function: term extracted from the "Glossaire de l'économie" and reproduced with the permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 2, record 1, English, - convex%20payoff%20function
Record 1, Key term(s)
- convex pay-off function
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Probabilités (Statistique)
- Gestion budgétaire et financière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fonction convexe des flux de paiement
1, record 1, French, fonction%20convexe%20des%20flux%20de%20paiement
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fonction convexe des flux de paiement : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l'économie» et reproduit avec l'autorisation de l'Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques. 2, record 1, French, - fonction%20convexe%20des%20flux%20de%20paiement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-05-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- simple eye
1, record 2, English, simple%20eye
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- ocellus 2, record 2, English, ocellus
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Simple light-receptor occurring in many invertebrates. 3, record 2, English, - simple%20eye
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Simple eye consisting of a single lens, occurring singly or in groups; adults often have three arranged in a triangle on top of the head (moths have two; butterflies and beetles, among others, have none), larvae commonly have one to six on a side. 4, record 2, English, - simple%20eye
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Three simple eyes or ocelli, are located on the top of the head. These eyes probably are of little use except for distinguishing between different intensities of light. 1, record 2, English, - simple%20eye
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plural: ocelli. 5, record 2, English, - simple%20eye
Record 2, Key term(s)
- ocelli
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- œil simple
1, record 2, French, %26oelig%3Bil%20simple
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- ocelle 2, record 2, French, ocelle
correct, masculine noun
- stemmate 3, record 2, French, stemmate
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le sens de la vue est aussi servi par des yeux simples ou ocelles [...] à cornée lisse et très convexe, se présentant sous forme de trois petites perles brillantes, posées en triangle, sur le haut du front et en son milieu [...] les yeux accessoires, appelés aussi stemmates [...] [n’enregistrent] que des images floues et très proches. 4, record 2, French, - %26oelig%3Bil%20simple
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les ocelles recouverts par une cornée indivise, incolore, transparente et convexe, sont des organes photosensibles à fonction phaso-tonique. 5, record 2, French, - %26oelig%3Bil%20simple
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
On trouve chez les arthropodes, des yeux simples, ou ocelles, et des yeux composés [...] 6, record 2, French, - %26oelig%3Bil%20simple
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
stemmate : L’un des yeux situés sur les côtés de la tête de certaines larves d’insectes [...] Ne pas confondre avec les ocelles, yeux simples des articulés adultes. 6, record 2, French, - %26oelig%3Bil%20simple
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
stemmates : Yeux simples groupés circulairement et situés sur les côtés de la tête des chenilles. 7, record 2, French, - %26oelig%3Bil%20simple
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Les ocelles, qui se rencontrent chez les arthropodes, notamment les insectes, sont très variés [...] Les larves [...] possèdent des stemmates, appelés parfois improprement «ocelles», mais qui en diffèrent notablement. 6, record 2, French, - %26oelig%3Bil%20simple
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1997-12-05
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
- Telecommunications Transmission
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- graded-index multimode fiber
1, record 3, English, graded%2Dindex%20multimode%20fiber
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Graded-index multimode fiber contains a core in which the refractive index diminishes gradually from the center axis out toward the cladding. The higher refractive index at the center makes the light rays moving down the axis advance more slowly than those near the cladding. Also, rather than zig-zagging off the cladding, light in the core curves helically because of the graded index, reducing its travel distance. The shortened path and the higher speed allow light at the periphery to arrive at a receiver at about the same time as the slow but straight rays in the core axis. The result: a digital pulse suffers less dispersion. These fibers often become the physical medium for local-area networks. 2, record 3, English, - graded%2Dindex%20multimode%20fiber
Record 3, Key term(s)
- graded-index multimode fibre
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
- Transmission (Télécommunications)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fibre multimode à gradient d’indice
1, record 3, French, fibre%20multimode%20%C3%A0%20gradient%20d%26rsquo%3Bindice
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
pour comprendre la troisième famille, les fibres multimodes à gradient d’indice, on suppose qu'on sait réaliser deux lentilles, l'une classique, plan convexe, où le trajet optique à l'intérieur est de la forme ne(r), n étant l'indice et e l'épaisseur variable en fonction de la distance à l'axe r, et l'autre, plate, d’épaisseur e mais où l'indice, n varie en fonction de r de telle manière que n(r) e=ne(r). On en déduit aisément que ces deux lentilles focaliseront la lumière dans les mêmes conditions. La seconde, étant plate, peut être empilée avec des lentilles semblables qui réaliseront une convergence permanente des rayons. Si la loi d’indice est quasiment parabolique, des rayons issus d’un même point reconvergeront périodiquement aux mêmes endroits, réalisant un guidage parfait. De telles fibres présentent aujourd’hui des bandes passantes supérieures à 1 gigahertz. 2, record 3, French, - fibre%20multimode%20%C3%A0%20gradient%20d%26rsquo%3Bindice
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1989-02-15
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Computer Graphics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- convex function
1, record 4, English, convex%20function
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Infographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- fonction convexe
1, record 4, French, fonction%20convexe
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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