types:
chance
a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
valeur
the amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else
système de mesure
a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic
volume
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
teneur en alcool
a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)
jeu,
période de jeu
(in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
trou
one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course
température
the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
poids
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
longueur
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
critère,
norme
a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
mesure d'information
a system of measurement of information based on the probabilities of the events that convey information
majorité
(elections) more than half of the votes
pluralité
(in an election with more than 2 options) the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (but less that half of the votes)
nul,
zéro
a quantity of no importance
contenu
the quantity that a container will hold
valeur
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
dosage
the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time
cargaison
a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time
capacité
the amount that can be contained
jour
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
date limite
the point in time at which something must be completed
mois
a time unit of approximately 30 days
jour
the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day
coup de cloche
(nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship's bell; eight bells signals 4:00, 8:00, or 12:00 o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.
heure
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
minute
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
seconde
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
set
a unit of play in tennis or squash
fin
the point in time at which something ends
intérim
the time between one event, process, or period and another
intervalle
the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment