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NOMBRE IMPAIR [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Market Prices
- Pricing Theory
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- odd price 1, record 1, English, odd%20price
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In general retailers believe that pricing items at odd amounts will result in larger sales. Thus 49 cents or 98 cents will bring greater revenue than 50 cents or $1. 2, record 1, English, - odd%20price
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Prix (Commercialisation)
- Théorie des prix
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- prix au nombre impair
1, record 1, French, prix%20au%20nombre%20impair
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- prix non arrondi 2, record 1, French, prix%20non%20arrondi
masculine noun
- prix en trompe-l’œil 3, record 1, French, prix%20en%20trompe%2Dl%26rsquo%3B%26oelig%3Bil
correct, masculine noun, France
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Prix de vente d'un produit fixé juste au-dessous du prix arrondi. 3, record 1, French, - prix%20au%20nombre%20impair
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pour des raisons psychologiques, le détaillant offrira rarement des produits aux prix ronds. Il préférera choisir des prix au nombre impair classant automatiquement ces prix dans la dizaine ou la centaine inférieure. 1, record 1, French, - prix%20au%20nombre%20impair
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-08-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Biochemistry
- Dietetics
- Food Industries
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- odd-numbered fatty acid
1, record 2, English, odd%2Dnumbered%20fatty%20acid
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
One can clearly make glucose from amino acids and from pyruvate, but NOT from acetyl coA. Why? Acetyl coA carbons are released as CO2. There can be no net investment of these carbons into glucose. Fats, which are metabolized to acetyl coA, cannot, then, supply the body with glucose (with the exception of the glycerol backbone of FA's and three carbons in an odd-numbered fatty acid). 2, record 2, English, - odd%2Dnumbered%20fatty%20acid
Record 2, Key term(s)
- odd numbered fatty acid
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Biochimie
- Diététique
- Industrie de l'alimentation
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- acide gras à nombre impair de carbones
1, record 2, French, acide%20gras%20%C3%A0%20nombre%20impair%20de%20carbones
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-05-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Arithmetic and Number Theory
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- odd number
1, record 3, English, odd%20number
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Number that is not evenly divisible by two. 2, record 3, English, - odd%20number
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
odd: with reference to a number (...) constituting a unit in excess of an even number. 3, record 3, English, - odd%20number
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Arithmétique et théorie des nombres
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- nombre impair
1, record 3, French, nombre%20impair
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nombre qui n'est pas divisible par deux en donnant des nombres entiers. 1, record 3, French, - nombre%20impair
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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