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CONVEXE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-07-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- convex
1, record 1, English, convex
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Said of a surface which is curved outward toward the viewer. 1, record 1, English, - convex
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- convexe
1, record 1, French, convexe
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d'une surface courbée, arrondie en dehors, vers l'observateur. 1, record 1, French, - convexe
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1987-01-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Differential and Integral Calculus
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- concave upward
1, record 2, English, concave%20upward
adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... an arc of a curve y=f(x) is called concave upward if, at each of its points, the arc lies above the tangent at the point ... and f"(x)>0. (Source: Ayres, Calculus, p. 43). 1, record 2, English, - concave%20upward
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Calcul différentiel et intégral
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- convexe
1, record 2, French, convexe
adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] f"(x)>0, elle est donc convexe. [...] Si f admet une dérivée seconde positive sur (a, b), elle est convexe [...] (Source : le Sieur et Lefebvre, Mathématiques, Collection U, Armand Colin, t. 2 (1967), p. 67). 1, record 2, French, - convexe
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1978-08-22
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Botany
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- convex
1, record 3, English, convex
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Having a more or less rounded surface (...) 1, record 3, English, - convex
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Botanique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- convexe
1, record 3, French, convexe
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) dont la surface est plus relevée dans son centre que sur les bords. 1, record 3, French, - convexe
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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