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NOMBRE CARDINAL [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-07-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Arithmetic and Number Theory
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cardinal number
1, record 1, English, cardinal%20number
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Numbers that are used in simple counting and that indicate how many articles there are in an assemblage. 2, record 1, English, - cardinal%20number
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Arithmétique et théorie des nombres
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- nombre cardinal
1, record 1, French, nombre%20cardinal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Un des nombres désignés successivement par 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 en numération à base décimale. Opposé à nombre ordinal. 2, record 1, French, - nombre%20cardinal
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Aritmética y teoría de los números
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- número cardina
1, record 1, Spanish, n%C3%BAmero%20cardina
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cualquier de los que forman la serie infinita de numéros enteros (1, 2, 3, etc.). 1, record 1, Spanish, - n%C3%BAmero%20cardina
Record 2 - internal organization data 1990-07-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- chromosome base number
1, record 2, English, chromosome%20base%20number
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- nombre chromosomique de base
1, record 2, French, nombre%20chromosomique%20de%20base
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- nombre cardinal chromosomique 1, record 2, French, nombre%20cardinal%20%20chromosomique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nombre de chromosomes constituant la garniture haploïde la plus basse de la cellule. 1, record 2, French, - nombre%20chromosomique%20de%20base
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
C'est le génome commun dans la série polyploïde : (Kuhnholtz-Lordat. Précis de PHYTOGENETIQUE, 1952, p. 240). 2, record 2, French, - nombre%20chromosomique%20de%20base
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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