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APPROXIMATION [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Telecommunications
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- approximation
1, record 1, English, approximation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It is the most prevalent type of abstraction appearing between levels of explanation in the causal mechanism domain theory. Approximations are assumptions that some condition holds or that some constraint is satisfied. 2, record 1, English, - approximation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Télécommunications
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- approximation
1, record 1, French, approximation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inteligencia artificial
- Telecomunicaciones
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- aproximación
1, record 1, Spanish, aproximaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1991-06-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Translation (General)
- Language Problems (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- rule of thumb measurement 1, record 2, English, rule%20of%20thumb%20measurement
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Traduction (Généralités)
- Problèmes de langue (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- approximation
1, record 2, French, approximation
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme provenant du Glossaire des Pêches et des Océans, 1991. 2, record 2, French, - approximation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1985-04-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Calculating Procedures (Mathematics)
- Econometrics
- Statistical Methods
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- proxy
1, record 3, English, proxy
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The training program ... increased the productivity of workers, and the increase in the earnings of trainees is used as a proxy for the value of increased output made possible by the program. 2, record 3, English, - proxy
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Procédés de calcul (Mathématiques)
- Économétrie
- Méthodes statistiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- approximation
1, record 3, French, approximation
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Consultation de M. Zacharoff, réviseur, section de traduction, Statistique Canada 1, record 3, French, - approximation
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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