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PARAMETRE ORDINAL [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Software
  • Education (General)
OBS

parameter: A value that is assigned to a variable and that [in communications] is a means of customizing program (software) and hardware operation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Logiciels
  • Pédagogie (Généralités)
DEF

[Dans un didacticiel,] nombre qui exprime la quantité.

OBS

On peut, par exemple, changer le nombre de questions, le nombre d'essais possibles, le nombre maximum d'exercices, etc.

Spanish

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