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AMASSEMENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-01-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Graphics
- Mathematics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- aggregation
1, record 1, English, aggregation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- clustering 2, record 1, English, clustering
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A mostly symmetrical growth process of grouping separate and identical particles or clusters, that results in the formation of particle-particle aggregates, particle-cluster aggregates, or cluster-cluster aggregates. 3, record 1, English, - aggregation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Aggregation may take place particle by particle, while in other cases the aggregates themselves are also mobile and join together to form larger clusters during their motion. 4, record 1, English, - aggregation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Ballistic a., cluster-cluster a., particle-cluster a., particle-particle aggregation. 3, record 1, English, - aggregation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Brownian clustering. 4, record 1, English, - aggregation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See disaggregation. 3, record 1, English, - aggregation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Infographie
- Mathématiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- agrégation
1, record 1, French, agr%C3%A9gation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- amassement 2, record 1, French, amassement
correct, masculine noun
- regroupement 3, record 1, French, regroupement
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Collection d'amas distincts groupés soit hiérarchiquement soit par accrétion en super-amas, puis super-super-amas, etc. 4, record 1, French, - agr%C3%A9gation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La percolation, la gélation, la sédimentation sont des exemples d'agrégation. Le néologisme «amassement» a été proposé par B. Mandelbrot comme équivalent français de «clustering». Pour des raisons évidentes, on ne dit pas «agrégation agrégat-agrégat», ni «amassement amas-amas». 4, record 1, French, - agr%C3%A9gation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
L'agrégation commence, croît, décroît, s'effectue. 4, record 1, French, - agr%C3%A9gation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
entraîner, provoquer l'agrégation. 4, record 1, French, - agr%C3%A9gation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 PHR
agrégation hiérarchique, illimitée, irrégulière, galactique, globulaire, stellaire. 4, record 1, French, - agr%C3%A9gation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 PHR
agrégation amas-amas, bicouches, d'aérosols, d'amas deux dimensions, de colloïdes, de gels, de métaux, de polymères, de poussières, en phase éponge, en phase lamellaire, en phase symétrique, en phase vésiculaire, limitée par diffusion, par agglutination, par coalescence, par collage d'amas, par dépôt cathodique, particule-amas, particule-particule. 4, record 1, French, - agr%C3%A9gation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 5 PHR
amas, croissance, degré excès, manque, modèle d'agrégation. 4, record 1, French, - agr%C3%A9gation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gráficos de computadora
- Matemáticas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- agrupación
1, record 1, Spanish, agrupaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Término que se refiere al agrupamiento de cosas con características similares. 2, record 1, Spanish, - agrupaci%C3%B3n
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