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quantité défini

Definitions of quantité défini
  1. noun
    a specific measure of amount
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    types:
    chiffre, nombre
    a concept of quantity involving zero and units
    unité, unité de mesure
    any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
    coordonnée
    a number that identifies a position relative to an axis
    pagination
    the system of numbering pages
    carat
    the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold
    décimale
    a number in the decimal system
    constante
    a number representing a quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context
    compte, total
    the total number counted
    facteur
    any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together
    marque, score
    a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest
    score
    the number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had
    nombre composé
    a quantity expressed in two different units
    adjectif numéral ordinal
    the number designating place in an ordered sequence
    cardinal
    the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order
    base
    (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place
    nombre à virgule flottante
    a number represented in floating-point notation
    nombre à virgule fixe
    a number represented in fixed-point notation
    numéro atomique
    the order of an element in Mendeleyev's table of the elements; equal to the number of protons in the nucleus or electrons in the neutral state of an atom of an element
    numéro baryon
    a number equal to the difference between the number of baryons and the number of antibaryons in any subatomic structure; it is conserved in all types of particle interactions
    quota
    a prescribed number
    unité angulaire
    a unit of measurement for angles
    mesure de superficie, mesure de surface
    a system of units used to measure areas
    unité de volumétrie
    a unit of measurement of volume or capacity
    mémoire, unité de mémoire
    a unit for measuring computer memory
    élément électromagnétique
    any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism
    unité de force
    a unit of measurement of physical force
    mesure linéaire, unité de mesure de longueur
    a unit of measurement of length
    unité du système métrique
    a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds)
    unité monétaire
    a unit of money
    unité de pression
    a unit measuring force per unit area
    unité sonore
    any acoustic unit of measurement
    unité de température
    a unit of measurement for temperature
    poids
    a unit used to measure weight
    puissance
    a unit of measurement for work
    point
    the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest
    bit
    a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states
    naturel, nombre naturel
    the number 1 and any other number obtained by adding 1 to it repeatedly
    entier, nombre entier
    any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero
    additionneur
    a number that is added to another number (the augend)
    cumulande
    a number to which another number (the addend) is added
    nombre complexe, nombre imaginaire
    (mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1
    carré, puissance deux
    the product of two equal terms
    cube, puissance trois
    the product of three equal terms
    puissance quatre
    an algebraic equation of the fourth degree
    racine
    a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number
    dividende
    a number to be divided by another number
    diviseur
    the number by which a dividend is divided
    multiplieur
    the number by which a multiplicand is multiplied
    multiplicande
    the number that is multiplied by the multiplier
    type of:
    dimension, mesure, quantité, taille
    how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
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