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DIMENSION GRANDEUR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-03-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dimension of a quantity
1, record 1, English, dimension%20of%20a%20quantity
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Expression that represents a quantity of a system of quantities as the product of powers of factors that represent the base quantities of the system. 2, record 1, English, - dimension%20of%20a%20quantity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Examples: a) in a system having base quantities length, mass and time, whose dimensions are denoted by L, M and T respectively, LMT-2 is the dimension of force; b) in the same system of quantities, ML-3 is the dimension of mass concentration as well as of mass density. Notes: The factors that represent the base quantities are called "dimensions" of these base quantities. 2, record 1, English, - dimension%20of%20a%20quantity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
dimension of a quantity: term and definition approved by ISO, the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM), the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML), and others. 3, record 1, English, - dimension%20of%20a%20quantity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dimension d'une grandeur
1, record 1, French, dimension%20d%27une%20grandeur
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Expression qui représente une grandeur d'un système de grandeurs comme le produit de puissances de facteurs qui représentent les grandeurs de base de ce système. 2, record 1, French, - dimension%20d%27une%20grandeur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Exemples : dans un système qui a pour grandeurs de base la longueur, la masse et le temps dont les dimensions sont désignées respectivement par L, M et T, la dimension de la force est LMT-2; b) dans ce même système de grandeurs, ML-3 est la dimension de la concentration en masse aussi bien que celle de la masse volumique. Notes : Le facteur qui représente une grandeur de base est appelé «dimension» de cette grandeur de base. 2, record 1, French, - dimension%20d%27une%20grandeur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
dimension d'une grandeur : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR. 3, record 1, French, - dimension%20d%27une%20grandeur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
dimension d'une grandeur : terme et définition entérinés, entre autres, par l'ISO, le Bureau international des poids et mesures (BIPM), par la Commission électrotechnique internationale (CEI) et par l'Organisation internationale de métrologie légale (OIML). 3, record 1, French, - dimension%20d%27une%20grandeur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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