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NONLINEAR SCALE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-03-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- nonlinear scale
1, record 1, English, nonlinear%20scale
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- non-linear scale 2, record 1, English, non%2Dlinear%20scale
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Scale in which each scale spacing is related to the corresponding scale interval by a coefficient of proportionality that is not constant throughout the scale. 1, record 1, English, - nonlinear%20scale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Some nonlinear scales are given special names such as logarithmic scale, square-law scale. 1, record 1, English, - nonlinear%20scale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
nonlinear scale: 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, - nonlinear%20scale
Record 1, Key term(s)
- non linear scale
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- échelle non-linéaire
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9chelle%20non%2Dlin%C3%A9aire
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- échelle non linéaire 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9chelle%20non%20lin%C3%A9aire
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Échelle dans laquelle la longueur et la valeur de chaque division sont reliées par un coefficient de proportionnalité non constant le long de l'échelle. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%A9chelle%20non%2Dlin%C3%A9aire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Certaines échelles non-linéaires sont désignées par des noms spéciaux tels que échelle logarithmique, échelle quadratique. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%A9chelle%20non%2Dlin%C3%A9aire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
échelle non-linéaire : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR. 4, record 1, French, - %C3%A9chelle%20non%2Dlin%C3%A9aire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
échelle non-linéaire : 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). 4, record 1, French, - %C3%A9chelle%20non%2Dlin%C3%A9aire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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