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SUBSTITUTION ENTITE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-08-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mathematical Geography
- Cartography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- feature substitution
1, record 1, English, feature%20substitution
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A replacement of one or more feature in which] one feature instance is replaced by another feature instance of the same or different feature type. 2, record 1, English, - feature%20substitution
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Example: An instance of feature type "building" is razed and replaced by an instance of feature type "parking lot". 2, record 1, English, - feature%20substitution
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
feature: an abstraction of real world phenomena. 2, record 1, English, - feature%20substitution
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géographie mathématique
- Cartographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- substitution d’entité
1, record 1, French, substitution%20d%26rsquo%3Bentit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Remplacement d'une ou de plusieurs entités où l'occurence de l'entité est remplacé par une autre occurence d'un même type ou d'un type différent. 2, record 1, French, - substitution%20d%26rsquo%3Bentit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par exemple, «Québec» est une occurence de l'entité «municipalité». 2, record 1, French, - substitution%20d%26rsquo%3Bentit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
entité : [dans le domaine de la géomatique, désigne la] composante d’un modèle conceptuel de données qui représente un phénomène. 3, record 1, French, - substitution%20d%26rsquo%3Bentit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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