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1 muestra
f.1 sample (cantidad representativa).para muestra (basta) un botón one example is enoughuna muestra representativa de la población a cross-section of the populationmuestra gratuita free sample2 sign, show (señal).dar muestras de to show signs of3 model, pattern (modelo).4 show, exhibition.5 preview, example.6 swatch.7 cross-section of population.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: mostrar.* * *1 (ejemplar) sample■ ¿me da una muestra de esta tela? could I have a sample of this fabric?2 (modelo) pattern3 (señal) proof, sign■ a mitad de la carrera ya daba muestras de cansancio he was showing signs of tiredness halfway through the race4 (rótulo) sign5 (exposición) show, display\como muestra un botón as a samplemuestra gratuita free sample* * *noun f.1) sample2) show* * *SF1) (=señal) sign, indication- para muestra basta un botón¿que si es listo? para muestra un botón, ha sacado un diez en el examen — is he clever? by way of example he got full marks in the exam
2) (=prueba) proof3) (Com) sample4) (Med) sample, specimen5) (=exposición) trade fair6) (=en estadística) samplemuestra aleatoria, muestra al azar — random sample
7) (Cos) pattern8) (=esfera de reloj) face9) † [de tienda] sign, signboard* * *1)a) ( de mercancía) samplepara muestra (basta) un botón — (fam) for example, for instance
b) (de sangre, orina) specimen, samplec) ( en labores) sample of work doned) ( en estadísticas) sample2) (prueba, señal)como or en muestra de mi gratitud/buena voluntad — as a token of my gratitude/goodwill
una muestra de cansancio/falta de madurez — a sign of tiredness/immaturity
3) ( exposición) exhibition, exhibit (AmE); (de teatro, cine) festival* * *= display, sample, smear, specimen, reassurance, sampler, show, taster, swab.Ex. Displays which take a theme approach, for example wild flowers, vintage cars, railways, and gather together material from different places in the library, can be useful in drawing attention to specific aspects of a library's resources.Ex. Also, sound recordings, samples, maps and graphic materials may occasionally merit inclusion.Ex. Populary light response is poor and intraocular pressure is normal and smear shows no organisms.Ex. An object is a tree-dimensional artefact (or replica of an artefact) or a specimen of a naturally occurring entity.Ex. Such reassurance becomes particularly important if the inquirer has not sampled the file, either in a printed format or in browsing online.Ex. The book becomes a sampler, a pattern against which we can compare what we are.Ex. Locate the exhibit catalog for a show of American impressionists held at the Corcoran Gallery in 1985.Ex. 'Free' services still predominate on the Internet: some providers offer samples of free information as a taster for their charged services.Ex. Two swabs were collected from each woman, one by the gynaecologist and one by the woman.----* análisis de una muestra representativa = cross-sectional analysis.* botón de muestra = showplace, just an/one example.* como muestra de agradecimiento = as a token of thanks.* como muestra de + Posesivo + agradecimiento = as a token of + Posesivo + appreciation.* como muestra de + Posesivo + gratitud = as a token of + Posesivo + gratitude.* dar muestras de = show + signs of.* error de la muestra = sampling error.* feria de muestras = trade show, trade fair.* formulario de muestra = sample form.* industria de las ferias de muestras = trade show industry.* muestra al azar = random sample.* muestra bióptica = biopsy specimen.* muestra de aprecio = mark of appreciation.* muestra de arte = art exhibit, art exhibition.* muestra de degustación = taster.* muestra de hielo = ice core.* muestra de interés = expression of interest.* muestra de sange = blood sample.* muestra probabilística = random sample.* muestra representativa = cross-section [cross section].* recogida de muestras = sampling.* sala de muestras = show room [showroom].* una muestra variada de = a mosaic of.* * *1)a) ( de mercancía) samplepara muestra (basta) un botón — (fam) for example, for instance
b) (de sangre, orina) specimen, samplec) ( en labores) sample of work doned) ( en estadísticas) sample2) (prueba, señal)como or en muestra de mi gratitud/buena voluntad — as a token of my gratitude/goodwill
una muestra de cansancio/falta de madurez — a sign of tiredness/immaturity
3) ( exposición) exhibition, exhibit (AmE); (de teatro, cine) festival* * *= display, sample, smear, specimen, reassurance, sampler, show, taster, swab.Ex: Displays which take a theme approach, for example wild flowers, vintage cars, railways, and gather together material from different places in the library, can be useful in drawing attention to specific aspects of a library's resources.
Ex: Also, sound recordings, samples, maps and graphic materials may occasionally merit inclusion.Ex: Populary light response is poor and intraocular pressure is normal and smear shows no organisms.Ex: An object is a tree-dimensional artefact (or replica of an artefact) or a specimen of a naturally occurring entity.Ex: Such reassurance becomes particularly important if the inquirer has not sampled the file, either in a printed format or in browsing online.Ex: The book becomes a sampler, a pattern against which we can compare what we are.Ex: Locate the exhibit catalog for a show of American impressionists held at the Corcoran Gallery in 1985.Ex: 'Free' services still predominate on the Internet: some providers offer samples of free information as a taster for their charged services.Ex: Two swabs were collected from each woman, one by the gynaecologist and one by the woman.* análisis de una muestra representativa = cross-sectional analysis.* botón de muestra = showplace, just an/one example.* como muestra de agradecimiento = as a token of thanks.* como muestra de + Posesivo + agradecimiento = as a token of + Posesivo + appreciation.* como muestra de + Posesivo + gratitud = as a token of + Posesivo + gratitude.* dar muestras de = show + signs of.* error de la muestra = sampling error.* feria de muestras = trade show, trade fair.* formulario de muestra = sample form.* industria de las ferias de muestras = trade show industry.* muestra al azar = random sample.* muestra bióptica = biopsy specimen.* muestra de aprecio = mark of appreciation.* muestra de arte = art exhibit, art exhibition.* muestra de degustación = taster.* muestra de hielo = ice core.* muestra de interés = expression of interest.* muestra de sange = blood sample.* muestra probabilística = random sample.* muestra representativa = cross-section [cross section].* recogida de muestras = sampling.* sala de muestras = show room [showroom].* una muestra variada de = a mosaic of.* * *A1 (de mercancía) sampleuna muestra de tela a swatch o sample of materialmuestra gratuita or gratis free sampleestán de muestra, no se venden they're samples, they're not for salepara muestra (basta) un botón ( fam); for example, for instancees muy detallista, para muestra un botón: mira las flores que trajo he's very thoughtful, take the flowers he brought, for example o for instance ( colloq)2 (de sangre, orina) specimen, sample; (de tejido) sample3 (en labores) sample of work done ( to check tension etc)4 (en estadísticas) samplemuestra de población population sampleCompuestos:random sampleB(prueba, señal): te lo doy como or en muestra de mi gratitud I'm giving it to you as a token of my gratitudeeso es (una) muestra de falta de madurez that's a sign of immaturityesta visita la presentan como una muestra de su buena voluntad this visit is being presented as a demonstration of her goodwillno daba muestra alguna de cansancio she was showing no signs of tirednessC1 (exposición) exhibition, exhibit ( AmE)2 (de teatro, cine) festival* * *
Del verbo mostrar: ( conjugate mostrar)
muestra es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
mostrar
muestra
mostrar ( conjugate mostrar) verbo transitivo
to show;
mostrarse verbo pronominal (+ compl): se mostró muy atento con nosotros he was very obliging (to us);
se muestraon partidarios de la propuesta they expressed support for the proposal
muestra sustantivo femenino
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2 (prueba, señal) sign;◊ una muestra de cansancio/falta de madurez a sign of tiredness/immaturity;
como or en muestra de mi gratitud as a token of my gratitude
3 ( exposición) exhibition, exhibit (AmE);
(de teatro, cine) festival
mostrar verbo transitivo to show: muéstrame el camino, show me the way
muestra sustantivo femenino
1 (de un producto, sustancia) sample, specimen
2 Estad sample
3 (gesto, demostración) sign: fue una muestra de generosidad, it was a sign of generosity
te doy esto como muestra de mi amor, I give you this as a token of my love
' muestra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
botón
- destreza
- expresividad
- manifestación
- mimo
- mostrarse
- señal
- espécimen
- exposición
- indicación
- interesado
- modelo
English:
cross-section
- demo
- display
- foretaste
- lack
- pilot
- portfolio
- proficiency
- progress
- sample
- specimen
- taste
- come
- demonstration
- pattern
- show
- slide
- swab
- token
* * *muestra nf1. [cantidad representativa] sample;para muestra (basta) un botón one example is enough2. [de sangre, orina] sample3. [en estadística] samplemuestra aleatoria random sample;muestra piloto pilot sample;muestra representativa cross-section4. [señal] sign, show;[prueba] proof; [de cariño, aprecio] token;los recibieron con muestras de cariño they gave them an affectionate welcome;recibe este regalo como muestra de aprecio please accept this gift as a token of appreciation;dio claras muestras de alegría/enfado it was clear that she was happy/annoyed;este contrato supone una clara muestra de confianza en la empresa this contract is a clear indication of confidence in the company;existe nerviosismo, muestra de ello son las declaraciones del delegado there is some anxiety, as evidenced by the delegate's statements5. [modelo] model, pattern6. [exposición] show, exhibition* * *f2 ( señal) sign3 ( prueba) proof;como muestra, un botón for example4 ( modelo) model5 ( exposición) show* * *muestra nf1) : sample2) señal: sign, showuna muestra de respeto: a show of respect3) exposición: exhibition, exposition4) : pattern, model* * *muestra n1. (en general) sample2. (señal) sign3. (demostración) token -
2 muestreo
m.sampling.muestreo aleatorio random samplingpres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: muestrear.* * *1 (gen) sampling; (aleatorio) random sample, cross-section* * *SM (=acto) sampling; (=muestra) sample* * *masculino sampling* * *= sampling, spot check.Ex. Space here does not permit more than a cursory sampling of the kinds of sources that are available.Ex. To answer this question, the writer made a spot check of selected schools in Texas by means of a mailed questionnaire.----* error de muestreo = sampling error.* muestreo al azar = random sampling.* muestreo al azar estratificado = stratified random sampling.* muestreo al azar simple = simple random sampling.* muestreo de actividades = activity sampling.* muestreo probabilístico = random sampling.* muestreo probabilístico estratificado = stratified random sampling.* muestreo probabilístico simple = simple random sampling.* * *masculino sampling* * *= sampling, spot check.Ex: Space here does not permit more than a cursory sampling of the kinds of sources that are available.
Ex: To answer this question, the writer made a spot check of selected schools in Texas by means of a mailed questionnaire.* error de muestreo = sampling error.* muestreo al azar = random sampling.* muestreo al azar estratificado = stratified random sampling.* muestreo al azar simple = simple random sampling.* muestreo de actividades = activity sampling.* muestreo probabilístico = random sampling.* muestreo probabilístico estratificado = stratified random sampling.* muestreo probabilístico simple = simple random sampling.* * *samplingse hizo un muestreo de la población a sample of the population was chosen* * *
muestreo sustantivo masculino sampling
' muestreo' also found in these entries:
English:
sampling
* * *muestreo nmsamplingmuestreo aleatorio random sampling;muestreo por grupos cluster sampling* * * -
3 afectar
v.1 to affect.las medidas afectan a los pensionistas the measures affect pensionersLa conversación afecta sus ideas The conversation affects his ideas.La tensión nerviosa afecta a María Stress affects Mary.2 to upset, to affect badly.le afectó mucho la muerte de su hermano his brother's death hit him hard3 to damage.a esta madera le afecta mucho la humedad this wood is easily damaged by damp4 to affect, to feign.afectó enfado he feigned o affected angerMaría afecta interés pero no es así Mary feigns interest but it is not so.5 to pretend to.El chico afecta saber mucho The boy pretends to know a lot.* * *1 (aparentar) to affect2 (impresionar) to move3 (dañar) to damage4 (concernir) to concern1 (impresionarse) to be affected, be moved* * *verb1) to affect2) feign* * *1. VT1) (=repercutir sobre) to affect2) (=entristecer) to sadden; (=conmover) to moveme afectaron mucho las imágenes del documental — I was very moved by the pictures in the documentary
3) frm (=fingir) to affect, feignafectar ignorancia — to affect o feign ignorance
4) (Jur) to tie up, encumber5) LAm [+ forma] to take, assume6) LAm (=destinar) to allocate2.See:* * *verbo transitivo1)a) ( tener efecto en) to affectb) ( afligir) to affect (frml)2) ( fingir) <admiración/indiferencia> to affect, feign* * *= affect, colour [color, -USA], cut into, disturb, hit, impair, mar, plague, take + Posesivo + toll (on), beset (with/by), concern, afflict, disrupt, bias, prejudice, cross over, bedevil, dog, dent, make + a dent in, ail, strike, spill over into, take + a toll on, hobble, cast + an impact.Ex. Errors such as indexers assigning unsuitable terms to concepts, or relationships being omitted, will affect precision.Ex. Lastly, the style, length and contents of an abstract should and will be coloured by the resources of the abstracting agency.Ex. The paperback has cut sharply into fiction circulation, and Ennis is right in questioning this type of library.Ex. Transcribe the data as found, however, if case endings are affected, if the grammatical construction of the data would be disturbed, or if one element is inseparably linked to another.Ex. Flooding, fire, earthquake, collapsed buildings and landslides are the most frequent kinds of disasters to hit libraries: nearly all will lead to wet books.Ex. It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.Ex. Unfortunately, much of Metcalfe's writing is marred by what appears to be a deep-rooted prejudice against the classified approach, particularly as exemplified by Ranganathan.Ex. Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.Ex. The pressures which modern society puts on all its members are great and those pressures take their toll.Ex. Since 1963 they have produced their own bibliographic listings with various degrees of efficiency and comprehensiveness but usually with the same depressing tardiness in recording new publications which has so beset the UNDEX listings.Ex. The first issue concerns the consistent description of subjects.Ex. There will also be those who have in fact decided what information they need but are afflicted by the paralysis of 'unverbalised thought'.Ex. Essentially, problem patrons can be considered in three groups: (1) the dangerous or apparently dangerous; (2) the patron who disrupts readers; and (3) the nuisance whose focus is the librarian.Ex. A sample would be biased if some elements in the population have no chance of selection.Ex. The very requirements for success in one area may prejudice success in another.Ex. Conversely, indirect costs are those factors that are difficult to assign to individual products because they cross over several products.Ex. The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.Ex. The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.Ex. Perhaps by the year 2010 newspaper circulations might be seriously dented by online services.Ex. Office automation products and techniques will be able to make a sizeable dent in the growing number of office workers.Ex. The federal government has been once again defined as something broken and part of the problem ailing America.Ex. The collections of the National Library of the Czech Republic have suffered from the floods that recently struck a large part of the country.Ex. The artificiality of institutional concepts has spilled over into the structure of the publishing services on which the user depends for Community information.Ex. Agoraphobia can take a toll on sufferers' families as well as the sufferers themselves, as some agoraphobics may become housebound or cling to certain people for safety.Ex. With Florida's no-fault auto insurance law set to expire in October, there are fears that that medical services could be hobbled.Ex. An interest-rate increase is a weapon to fight inflation which will cast an impact on all industries.----* afectar a = cut across, have + impact (on), have + effect on, have + implication for, impinge on/upon, operate on, carry over to.* afectar a la eficacia de Algo = prejudice + effectiveness.* afectar al mundo = span + the globe.* afectar a todo = run through.* afectar a todo el país = sweep + the country.* afectar a una decisión = colour + decision, affect + decision.* afectar completamente = engulf.* afectar directamente = cut to + the quick.* afectar directamente a = cut to + the heart of.* afectar fuertemente = hit + hard.* afectar mucho = hit + hard.* dificultad + afectar = difficulty + dog.* no afectar = be immune against, leave + unaffected.* no ser afectado = leave + unaffected.* problema + afectar = problem + afflict, problem + plague.* problemática que afecta a = issues + surrounding.* que afecta a = surrounding.* que afecta a toda la sociedad = culture-wide.* que afecta a todas las culturas = culture-wide.* que afecta a varias edades = cross-age [cross age].* que afecta a varias generaciones = cross-generational.* ser afectado por = have + a high stake in.* sin ser afectado = untouched.* verse muy afectado por = have + a high stake in.* * *verbo transitivo1)a) ( tener efecto en) to affectb) ( afligir) to affect (frml)2) ( fingir) <admiración/indiferencia> to affect, feign* * *= affect, colour [color, -USA], cut into, disturb, hit, impair, mar, plague, take + Posesivo + toll (on), beset (with/by), concern, afflict, disrupt, bias, prejudice, cross over, bedevil, dog, dent, make + a dent in, ail, strike, spill over into, take + a toll on, hobble, cast + an impact.Ex: Errors such as indexers assigning unsuitable terms to concepts, or relationships being omitted, will affect precision.
Ex: Lastly, the style, length and contents of an abstract should and will be coloured by the resources of the abstracting agency.Ex: The paperback has cut sharply into fiction circulation, and Ennis is right in questioning this type of library.Ex: Transcribe the data as found, however, if case endings are affected, if the grammatical construction of the data would be disturbed, or if one element is inseparably linked to another.Ex: Flooding, fire, earthquake, collapsed buildings and landslides are the most frequent kinds of disasters to hit libraries: nearly all will lead to wet books.Ex: It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.Ex: Unfortunately, much of Metcalfe's writing is marred by what appears to be a deep-rooted prejudice against the classified approach, particularly as exemplified by Ranganathan.Ex: Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.Ex: The pressures which modern society puts on all its members are great and those pressures take their toll.Ex: Since 1963 they have produced their own bibliographic listings with various degrees of efficiency and comprehensiveness but usually with the same depressing tardiness in recording new publications which has so beset the UNDEX listings.Ex: The first issue concerns the consistent description of subjects.Ex: There will also be those who have in fact decided what information they need but are afflicted by the paralysis of 'unverbalised thought'.Ex: Essentially, problem patrons can be considered in three groups: (1) the dangerous or apparently dangerous; (2) the patron who disrupts readers; and (3) the nuisance whose focus is the librarian.Ex: A sample would be biased if some elements in the population have no chance of selection.Ex: The very requirements for success in one area may prejudice success in another.Ex: Conversely, indirect costs are those factors that are difficult to assign to individual products because they cross over several products.Ex: The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.Ex: The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.Ex: Perhaps by the year 2010 newspaper circulations might be seriously dented by online services.Ex: Office automation products and techniques will be able to make a sizeable dent in the growing number of office workers.Ex: The federal government has been once again defined as something broken and part of the problem ailing America.Ex: The collections of the National Library of the Czech Republic have suffered from the floods that recently struck a large part of the country.Ex: The artificiality of institutional concepts has spilled over into the structure of the publishing services on which the user depends for Community information.Ex: Agoraphobia can take a toll on sufferers' families as well as the sufferers themselves, as some agoraphobics may become housebound or cling to certain people for safety.Ex: With Florida's no-fault auto insurance law set to expire in October, there are fears that that medical services could be hobbled.Ex: An interest-rate increase is a weapon to fight inflation which will cast an impact on all industries.* afectar a = cut across, have + impact (on), have + effect on, have + implication for, impinge on/upon, operate on, carry over to.* afectar a la eficacia de Algo = prejudice + effectiveness.* afectar al mundo = span + the globe.* afectar a todo = run through.* afectar a todo el país = sweep + the country.* afectar a una decisión = colour + decision, affect + decision.* afectar completamente = engulf.* afectar directamente = cut to + the quick.* afectar directamente a = cut to + the heart of.* afectar fuertemente = hit + hard.* afectar mucho = hit + hard.* dificultad + afectar = difficulty + dog.* no afectar = be immune against, leave + unaffected.* no ser afectado = leave + unaffected.* problema + afectar = problem + afflict, problem + plague.* problemática que afecta a = issues + surrounding.* que afecta a = surrounding.* que afecta a toda la sociedad = culture-wide.* que afecta a todas las culturas = culture-wide.* que afecta a varias edades = cross-age [cross age].* que afecta a varias generaciones = cross-generational.* ser afectado por = have + a high stake in.* sin ser afectado = untouched.* verse muy afectado por = have + a high stake in.* * *afectar [A1 ]vtA1 (tener efecto en) to affectla nueva ley no afecta al pequeño empresario the new law doesn't affect the small businessmanestá afectado de una grave enfermedad pulmonar ( frml); he is suffering from a serious lung diseasela enfermedad le afectó el cerebro the illness affected her brainlas zonas afectadas por las inundaciones the areas hit o affected by the floodslo que dijiste lo afectó mucho what you said upset him terribly3 ( Der) ‹bienes› to encumberB (fingir) ‹admiración/indiferencia› to affect, feign afectar + INF to pretend to + INF* * *
afectar ( conjugate afectar) verbo transitivo
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2 ( fingir) ‹admiración/indiferencia› to affect, feign
afectar verbo transitivo
1 (incumbir) to affect: la medida nos afecta a todos, the measure affects us all
2 (impresionar, entristecer) to affect, sadden: le afectó mucho la muerte de su padre, she was deeply affected by her father's death
' afectar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
inmune
- tocar
- afligir
- impresionar
- repercutir
- sacudir
English:
affect
- damage
- get
- hit
- tell
- upset
- dent
- difference
- disrupt
- impair
- interfere
- touch
- whole
* * *afectar vt1. [incumbir] to affect;las medidas afectan a los pensionistas the measures affect pensioners2. [afligir] to upset, to affect badly;todo lo afecta he's very sensitive;lo afectó mucho la muerte de su hermano his brother's death hit him hard3. [producir perjuicios en] to damage;la sequía que afectó a la región the drought which hit the region;a esta madera le afecta mucho la humedad this wood is easily damaged by damp4. [simular] to affect, to feign;afectó enfado he feigned o affected anger5. RP [destinar, asignar] to assign* * *v/t2 ( conmover) upset, affect3 ( fingir) feign* * *afectar vt1) : to affect2) : to upset3) : to feign, to pretend* * *afectar vb1. to affect -
4 clasificación
f.1 classification, bracket, sorting, categorization.2 classified results.3 league table, placing in league rank, placing.4 classification, break-down, grading.* * *1 (gen) classification2 (distribución) sorting, filing3 DEPORTE league, table4 (de discos) top twenty, hit parade* * *noun f.2) rating* * *SF1) (=categorización) classification2) (=ordenación) [de documentos] classification; (Inform, Correos) sorting3) (Náut) rating4) [en torneo] qualification5) (=lista) table, league* * *1) (de documentos, libros) classification; ( de cartas) sorting2) ( de película -acción) classification; (- certificado)¿qué clasificación (moral) tiene? — what certificate has it got?
3) (de elemento, animal, planta) classification4) (Dep)a) ( para una etapa posterior) qualificationesta victoria le supone la clasificación para la fase final — this victory means that he will go through to o has qualified for the finals
* * *= classification, map, mapping, ranking, sorting, subject cataloguing, rank order, league table, sift, scoreboard, scorecard, grading, leader board.Ex. Classification, then, is the grouping of like objects.Ex. A detailed study of a co-citation map, its core documents' citation patterns and the related journal structures, is presented.Ex. Recently, proponents of co-citation cluster analysis have claimed that in principle their methodology makes possible the mapping of science using the data in the Science Citation Index.Ex. Those documents with sufficiently high rankings will be deemed relevant and eventually retrieved.Ex. Storage medium and associated equipment (for example, sorting and punching devices, cards, magnetic tape) tends to be cheaper than the term record index equivalent.Ex. This facility enables descriptive and subject cataloguing to be done by two different people.Ex. This is an interesting reversal of the rank order of countries for both stock held and expenditure per head of population.Ex. In addition to producing these 'league tables' of microcomputer applications, Burton also indicated the applications software that libraries were using.Ex. The method of work agreed was that the chairperson would make a first sift of proposals and divide them into two groups.Ex. Evaluation the research is through 4 strategies: a simple scoreboard; scoreboard plus other details such as references; scoreboard with the minimal critera of, e.g., sample size and statistical procedures used; examination of actual material.Ex. After a year's rapid development of portals by major search engines, adding such things as scorecards, news headlines or links to other services, search engine developers are now turning to personalization as a way of holding their users.Ex. It is interesting that, in this case, socio-economic grading was a better social discriminator than was terminal educational age.Ex. Since its launch, the project has been plagued by a small number of people cheating to elevate their ranking in the leader boards.----* clasificación abreviada = abridged classification.* clasificación analítico-sintética = analytico-synthetic classification.* clasificación automática = automatic classification.* clasificación bibliográfica = bibliographic classification, library classification.* Clasificación Bibliográfica (BC) = Bibliographic Classification (BC).* clasificación cruzada = cross-classification.* Clasificación Decimal de Dewey (DDC o DC) = Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC o DC).* Clasificación Decimal, la = Decimal Classification, the.* Clasificación Decimal Universal (CDU) = UDC (Universal Decimal Classification).* clasificación de Dewey, la = Dewey scheme, the.* clasificación de la literatura narrativa = fiction classification.* clasificación del correo = mail sorting.* clasificación del suelo = zoning.* Clasificación de Ranganathan = Colon Classification (CC), Colon Classification Scheme.* clasificación enumerativa = enumerative classification.* clasificación específica = close classification, specific classification.* clasificación facetada = faceted classification.* clasificación general = broad classification, broad classification.* Clasificación Industrial General de las Actividades Económicas (NACE) = General Industrial Classification of Economic Activities (NACE).* clasificación monojerárquica = monohierarchical classification.* clasificación por antigüedad = seniority ranking.* clasificación por materia = subject classification.* clasificación por pertinencia = relevance ranking.* clasificación unidimensional = monodimensional classification.* de clasificación = classificatory indicator, classificatory.* dispositivo de clasificación = sorting device.* Grupo de Investigación sobre la Clasificación (CRG) = Classification Research Group (CRG).* indicador de clasificación = classificatory indicator.* LCCN (Notación de la Clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso) = LCCN (Library of Congress Classification Number).* número de clasificación = class mark [classmark], class number, classification number, rank number.* ocupar un lugar en una clasificación = rank.* paquete de clasificación = sort package.* sistema de clasificación = classification scheme, scheme, classification system, classification schedules, grading system.* sistema de clasificación analítico = analytical classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación de Bliss = Bliss classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación decimal = decimal classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso = LCC (Library of Congress Classification).* sistema de clasificación dicotomizado = dichotomized classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación enciclopédica = general classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación enumerativo = enumerative classification scheme, enumerative scheme.* sistema de clasificación especializado = special classification scheme, special scheme.* sistema de clasificación facetado = faceted classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación general = general scheme, general classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación jerárquico = hierarchical classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación lineal = linear classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación multidimensional = multidimensional classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación por disciplinas = discipline-oriented scheme.* sistema de clasificación sintético = synthetic classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación universal = universal classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación verbal = verbal classification system.* tabla de clasificación = classification schedule.* * *1) (de documentos, libros) classification; ( de cartas) sorting2) ( de película -acción) classification; (- certificado)¿qué clasificación (moral) tiene? — what certificate has it got?
3) (de elemento, animal, planta) classification4) (Dep)a) ( para una etapa posterior) qualificationesta victoria le supone la clasificación para la fase final — this victory means that he will go through to o has qualified for the finals
* * *= classification, map, mapping, ranking, sorting, subject cataloguing, rank order, league table, sift, scoreboard, scorecard, grading, leader board.Ex: Classification, then, is the grouping of like objects.
Ex: A detailed study of a co-citation map, its core documents' citation patterns and the related journal structures, is presented.Ex: Recently, proponents of co-citation cluster analysis have claimed that in principle their methodology makes possible the mapping of science using the data in the Science Citation Index.Ex: Those documents with sufficiently high rankings will be deemed relevant and eventually retrieved.Ex: Storage medium and associated equipment (for example, sorting and punching devices, cards, magnetic tape) tends to be cheaper than the term record index equivalent.Ex: This facility enables descriptive and subject cataloguing to be done by two different people.Ex: This is an interesting reversal of the rank order of countries for both stock held and expenditure per head of population.Ex: In addition to producing these 'league tables' of microcomputer applications, Burton also indicated the applications software that libraries were using.Ex: The method of work agreed was that the chairperson would make a first sift of proposals and divide them into two groups.Ex: Evaluation the research is through 4 strategies: a simple scoreboard; scoreboard plus other details such as references; scoreboard with the minimal critera of, e.g., sample size and statistical procedures used; examination of actual material.Ex: After a year's rapid development of portals by major search engines, adding such things as scorecards, news headlines or links to other services, search engine developers are now turning to personalization as a way of holding their users.Ex: It is interesting that, in this case, socio-economic grading was a better social discriminator than was terminal educational age.Ex: Since its launch, the project has been plagued by a small number of people cheating to elevate their ranking in the leader boards.* clasificación abreviada = abridged classification.* clasificación analítico-sintética = analytico-synthetic classification.* clasificación automática = automatic classification.* clasificación bibliográfica = bibliographic classification, library classification.* Clasificación Bibliográfica (BC) = Bibliographic Classification (BC).* clasificación cruzada = cross-classification.* Clasificación Decimal de Dewey (DDC o DC) = Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC o DC).* Clasificación Decimal, la = Decimal Classification, the.* Clasificación Decimal Universal (CDU) = UDC (Universal Decimal Classification).* clasificación de Dewey, la = Dewey scheme, the.* clasificación de la literatura narrativa = fiction classification.* clasificación del correo = mail sorting.* clasificación del suelo = zoning.* Clasificación de Ranganathan = Colon Classification (CC), Colon Classification Scheme.* clasificación enumerativa = enumerative classification.* clasificación específica = close classification, specific classification.* clasificación facetada = faceted classification.* clasificación general = broad classification, broad classification.* Clasificación Industrial General de las Actividades Económicas (NACE) = General Industrial Classification of Economic Activities (NACE).* clasificación monojerárquica = monohierarchical classification.* clasificación por antigüedad = seniority ranking.* clasificación por materia = subject classification.* clasificación por pertinencia = relevance ranking.* clasificación unidimensional = monodimensional classification.* de clasificación = classificatory indicator, classificatory.* dispositivo de clasificación = sorting device.* Grupo de Investigación sobre la Clasificación (CRG) = Classification Research Group (CRG).* indicador de clasificación = classificatory indicator.* LCCN (Notación de la Clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso) = LCCN (Library of Congress Classification Number).* número de clasificación = class mark [classmark], class number, classification number, rank number.* ocupar un lugar en una clasificación = rank.* paquete de clasificación = sort package.* sistema de clasificación = classification scheme, scheme, classification system, classification schedules, grading system.* sistema de clasificación analítico = analytical classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación de Bliss = Bliss classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación decimal = decimal classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso = LCC (Library of Congress Classification).* sistema de clasificación dicotomizado = dichotomized classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación enciclopédica = general classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación enumerativo = enumerative classification scheme, enumerative scheme.* sistema de clasificación especializado = special classification scheme, special scheme.* sistema de clasificación facetado = faceted classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación general = general scheme, general classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación jerárquico = hierarchical classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación lineal = linear classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación multidimensional = multidimensional classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación por disciplinas = discipline-oriented scheme.* sistema de clasificación sintético = synthetic classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación universal = universal classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación verbal = verbal classification system.* tabla de clasificación = classification schedule.* * *A (de documentos, libros) classification; (de cartas) sortingel ordenador que hace la clasificación del correo the computer that sorts the mailB (de una película — acción) classification(— certificado): ¿qué clasificación (moral) tiene? what certificate has it got?C (de un elemento, una planta) classificationD ( Dep)1 (para una etapa posterior) qualificationpeligra nuestra clasificación para la final we are in danger of not making o of not qualifying for the finalesta victoria le supone la clasificación para la fase final this victory means that he will go through to o has qualified for the finalsquinto en la clasificación final del rally fifth in the final placings for the rally* * *
clasificación sustantivo femenino
1 (de documentos, animales, plantas) classification;
( de cartas) sorting
2 ( de película) certificate
3
( puesto) position, place;
clasificación sustantivo femenino
1 classification
2 Dep (lista) table: es el tercero en la clasificación mundial, he's ranked third in the world
(acción) qualification: la atleta española no ha conseguido su clasificación, the Spanish athlete has not qualified
' clasificación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
encabezar
- escala
- juvenil
- cabeza
- descender
- escalar
- fase
- frente
- ocupar
- prueba
- puesto
English:
classification
- filing
- rating
- table
- preliminary
- qualification
* * *1. [ordenación] classificationEcon clasificación de solvencia credit rating2. [de animal, planta] classification3. [de película] classification[en carrera, torneo] classification;encabezar la clasificación [en liga] to be at the top of the league;[en carrera, torneo] to lead the classification clasificación combinada combined event;clasificación por equipos team classification;clasificación general (general) classification;clasificación de la regularidad points classificationno consiguieron lograr la clasificación para las semifinales they didn't manage to qualify for the semifinals* * *f2 de liga league table3:hacer la clasificación de los documentos sort the documents out* * *clasificación nf, pl - ciones1) : classification, sorting out2) : rating3) calificación: qualification (in competitions)* * *1. (en general) classification2. (en deporte acción) qualifying3. (en deporte ranking) ranking¿quién es el líder de la clasificación de primera? who is top of the first division? -
5 contratiempo
m.1 mishap (accidente).2 setback, set-back, difficulty, mishap.* * *1 (contrariedad) setback, hitch; (accidente) mishap\a contratiempo MÚSICA on the offbeat* * *SM1) (=revés) setback, reverse; (=accidente) mishap, accident2) (Mús)* * *sufrir or tener un contratiempo — to have a setback/a mishap
* * *= mishap, setback, adversity, misfortune, hiccup, mischance, problem, misadventure.Ex. The operations staff makes special backup copies of the catalogs in the network, reconstructs the files in case of a serious mishap, enters new system logon names, assigns authorization levels, and so forth.Ex. This article traces the beginning of library automation in Denmark, outlining the plans and setbacks which were experienced.Ex. But adversity is fertile ground for innovation, and for this reason librarians should consider adopting from the entrepreneurial model.Ex. The economic misfortunes of the decade had removed much of the opposition to the working classes using public libraries.Ex. The book 'The Last Hiccup of the Old Demographic Regime' examines the impact of epidemics and disease on population growth in the late seventeenth century.Ex. Lawyers find it problematic to consult psychologists, partly because psychological research may turn up unfavorable data through sheer mischance, eg, an invalid sample.Ex. When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.Ex. This is a wholly truthful account of her various discoveries and misadventures recounted, to the best of her recollection, in four parts.----* contratiempos = pitfalls and potholes.* sin contratiempos = smoothly.* si no hay ningún contratiempo = all being well.* sufrir un contratiempo = suffer + bruises.* * *sufrir or tener un contratiempo — to have a setback/a mishap
* * *= mishap, setback, adversity, misfortune, hiccup, mischance, problem, misadventure.Ex: The operations staff makes special backup copies of the catalogs in the network, reconstructs the files in case of a serious mishap, enters new system logon names, assigns authorization levels, and so forth.
Ex: This article traces the beginning of library automation in Denmark, outlining the plans and setbacks which were experienced.Ex: But adversity is fertile ground for innovation, and for this reason librarians should consider adopting from the entrepreneurial model.Ex: The economic misfortunes of the decade had removed much of the opposition to the working classes using public libraries.Ex: The book 'The Last Hiccup of the Old Demographic Regime' examines the impact of epidemics and disease on population growth in the late seventeenth century.Ex: Lawyers find it problematic to consult psychologists, partly because psychological research may turn up unfavorable data through sheer mischance, eg, an invalid sample.Ex: When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.Ex: This is a wholly truthful account of her various discoveries and misadventures recounted, to the best of her recollection, in four parts.* contratiempos = pitfalls and potholes.* sin contratiempos = smoothly.* si no hay ningún contratiempo = all being well.* sufrir un contratiempo = suffer + bruises.* * *(problema) setback, hitch; (accidente) mishapsufrimos or tuvimos un pequeño contratiempo en el camino we had a little mishap on the way* * *
contratiempo sustantivo masculino ( problema) setback, hitch;
( accidente) mishap;
sufrir or tener un contratiempo to have a setback/a mishap
contratiempo sustantivo masculino setback, hitch
' contratiempo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
golpe
- tropiezo
- varapalo
- complicación
- faena
- percance
- revés
English:
hang on
- hang-up
- hiccough
- hiccup
- hitch
- mishap
- setback
- upset
* * *contratiempo nm[accidente] mishap; [dificultad] setback;me ha surgido un contratiempo y no voy a poder acudir a problem has come up and I won't be able to attend;el fallo judicial supone un enorme contratiempo the court's ruling means an enormous setback* * *m setback, hitch* * *contratiempo nm1) percance: mishap, accident2) dificultad: setback, difficulty* * *1. (revés) setback2. (accidente) problem -
6 error de la muestra
(n.) = sampling errorEx. User figures must come from sample surveys of the general population and here there is always the margin of sampling error.* * *(n.) = sampling errorEx: User figures must come from sample surveys of the general population and here there is always the margin of sampling error.
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7 error de muestreo
(n.) = sampling errorEx. User figures must come from sample surveys of the general population and here there is always the margin of sampling error.* * *(n.) = sampling errorEx: User figures must come from sample surveys of the general population and here there is always the margin of sampling error.
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8 estar sesgado
(v.) = bias, slantEx. A sample would be biased if some elements in the population have no chance of selection.Ex. Initially the course was oriented towards academic library services, but in recent years has become more slanted towards information technology.* * *(v.) = bias, slantEx: A sample would be biased if some elements in the population have no chance of selection.
Ex: Initially the course was oriented towards academic library services, but in recent years has become more slanted towards information technology. -
9 estratificar
v.to stratify.* * *1 to stratify1 to be stratified* * *1.VT to stratify2.See:* * *verbo transitivo to stratify* * *= stratify, layer.Ex. The accuracy of the study was ensured by stratifying the sample population and by performing tests for statistical significance.Ex. For future metacatalogues to be successful, methods must be developed to use all existing organizational tools by layering, exchanging and translating data within a loosely coupled organizational system.* * *verbo transitivo to stratify* * *= stratify, layer.Ex: The accuracy of the study was ensured by stratifying the sample population and by performing tests for statistical significance.
Ex: For future metacatalogues to be successful, methods must be developed to use all existing organizational tools by layering, exchanging and translating data within a loosely coupled organizational system.* * *estratificar [A2 ]vtto stratify* * *
estratificar vtr, estratificarse verbo reflexivo to stratify
' estratificar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estratificarse
English:
stratify
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10 influir
v.1 to influence.2 to have influence.influir en to influence, to have an influence on3 to have influence over.Nos influye la música Music has influence over us.* * *1 to influence1 to have influence\influir en algo to have influence on something* * *verb1) to influence2) sway* * *1.VT to influenceA, influido por B... — A, influenced by B...
2. VI1) to have influence, carry weightes hombre que influye — he's a man of influence, he carries a lot of weight
2)influir en o sobre — [gen] to influence; (=contribuir a) to have a hand in
* * *1.verbo intransitivo2.influir en algo/alguien — to influence something/somebody, have an influence on something/somebody
influir vt to influence* * *= exert + influence, influence, sway, bias, impact.Ex. The subject analysis of a document exerts a controlling influence on all the subsequent steps involved in its subject content.Ex. However, although data base producers choose to adhere to in-house practices, there are international standards which can be applied, and indeed do influence practice.Ex. Some children are swayed more than others by the attitudes, opinions, behavior of friends and fellows, but none escapes unaffected, not even the outsider, the loner.Ex. A sample would be biased if some elements in the population have no chance of selection.Ex. Factors that might adversely impact the ethical behaviour of the publishing, vending and librarianship community are examined, and the need for professionalism and vigilance of the community is emphasised.----* factor + influir = thread + pull upon.* influir en = have + an influence on.* influir en gran medida = become + a force.* influir en la gente = influence + people.* influir en la opinión pública = shape + public opinion, influence + public opinion.* influir sobre = have + a bearing on/upon.* * *1.verbo intransitivo2.influir en algo/alguien — to influence something/somebody, have an influence on something/somebody
influir vt to influence* * *= exert + influence, influence, sway, bias, impact.Ex: The subject analysis of a document exerts a controlling influence on all the subsequent steps involved in its subject content.
Ex: However, although data base producers choose to adhere to in-house practices, there are international standards which can be applied, and indeed do influence practice.Ex: Some children are swayed more than others by the attitudes, opinions, behavior of friends and fellows, but none escapes unaffected, not even the outsider, the loner.Ex: A sample would be biased if some elements in the population have no chance of selection.Ex: Factors that might adversely impact the ethical behaviour of the publishing, vending and librarianship community are examined, and the need for professionalism and vigilance of the community is emphasised.* factor + influir = thread + pull upon.* influir en = have + an influence on.* influir en gran medida = become + a force.* influir en la gente = influence + people.* influir en la opinión pública = shape + public opinion, influence + public opinion.* influir sobre = have + a bearing on/upon.* * *viinfluir EN algo/algn to influence sth/sb, have an influence ON sth/sbeso no ha influido para nada en mi decisión that hasn't influenced my decision at allel medio ambiente influye considerablemente en el desarrollo de la personalidad one's environment has a considerable bearing o influence on the development of one's personalitysu novela influyó notablemente en otros escritores de la época her novel had a marked influence on o greatly influenced other writers of the time■ influirvtto influence* * *
influir ( conjugate influir) verbo intransitivo influir en algo/algn to influence sth/sb, have an influence on sth/sb
verbo transitivo
to influence
influir
I verbo transitivo to influence
II verbo intransitivo to have influence [en, on]
' influir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
condicionar
- dejar
- predisponer
English:
affect
- colour
- influence
- difference
- sway
* * *♦ vtto influence♦ vito have influence;su muerte influyó mucho en él her death made a great impression on him;nuestra relación de parentesco no influyó para nada en mi decisión the fact that we are related did not influence my decision in the slightest* * *v/i:influir en alguien/algo influence s.o./sth, have an influence on s.o./sth* * *influir {41} vt: to influenceinfluir viinfluir en orinfluir sobre : to have an influence on, to affect* * *influir vb1. (influenciar) to influence2. (incidir en) to affect -
11 ser parcial
v.to be partial, to be biased.* * *(v.) = be partial, bias, feel + partialEx. If the approach is not too blinkered, such situations, on the basis of mounting evidence, quickly lead to the realisation that technological solutions to information problems are at best partial.Ex. A sample would be biased if some elements in the population have no chance of selection.Ex. I don't feel partial either way but if I were a public librarian I think I would take exception to the idea that there was some kind of common plebeian form which I could use.* * *(v.) = be partial, bias, feel + partialEx: If the approach is not too blinkered, such situations, on the basis of mounting evidence, quickly lead to the realisation that technological solutions to information problems are at best partial.
Ex: A sample would be biased if some elements in the population have no chance of selection.Ex: I don't feel partial either way but if I were a public librarian I think I would take exception to the idea that there was some kind of common plebeian form which I could use. -
12 sesgar
v.1 to cut on the bias.2 to skew, to slant.* * *1 (cortar) to cut on the bias, cut on a slant2 (torcer) to slant* * *VT1) (=inclinar) to slant, place obliquely2) (=ladear) to put askew, twist to one side3) [+ pelota] to slice4) (Cos) to cut on the bias5) (Téc) to bevel6) [+ opinión, reportaje] to bias, slant7) [+ vida] to cut short* * *verbo transitivoa) <tela/paño> ( cortar al bies) to cut... on the bias; ( colocar al bies) to place... diagonally o at an angleb) (liter) < vida> to cut short* * *= skew, angle, bias, tint.Ex. The truncated derived search keys for titles are derived from up to four words, so that the matrix in this case is four dimensional, albeit skewed because not the same number of letters is derived from each word.Ex. This publication seems to find particular favour in law firms, possibly because of its currency and the way it is angled towards the commercial world.Ex. A sample would be biased if some elements in the population have no chance of selection.Ex. His views on education were tinted by his own limited experience.* * *verbo transitivoa) <tela/paño> ( cortar al bies) to cut... on the bias; ( colocar al bies) to place... diagonally o at an angleb) (liter) < vida> to cut short* * *= skew, angle, bias, tint.Ex: The truncated derived search keys for titles are derived from up to four words, so that the matrix in this case is four dimensional, albeit skewed because not the same number of letters is derived from each word.
Ex: This publication seems to find particular favour in law firms, possibly because of its currency and the way it is angled towards the commercial world.Ex: A sample would be biased if some elements in the population have no chance of selection.Ex: His views on education were tinted by his own limited experience.* * *sesgar [A3 ]vtA ‹tela/paño› (cortar al bies) to cut … on the bias; (colocar al bies) to place … diagonally o crosswise o at an angleB ‹comentario/información› to slantme cuidaré de no sesgar mi comentario a favor ni en contra de nadie I shall be careful not to slant my comments o make my comments biased in any way* * *
sesgar verbo transitivo
1 (cortar en diagonal) to cut on the bias
(poner en diagonal) to slant
2 (un punto de vista, una opinión) to slant
* * *sesgar vt[tela] to cut on the bias;la senda discurría sesgando los cultivos de la ladera the path wandered up the hillside, cutting across the fields* * *sesgar {52} vt1) : to cut on the bias2) : to tilt3) : to bias, to slant -
13 representativo
adj.1 representative, graphic, depictive, descriptive.2 representative, symbolic, indicative, designative.3 representative, sample.m.representative.* * *► adjetivo1 representative* * *(f. - representativa)adj.* * *ADJ1) (=simbólico, característico) representativeuno de los artistas más representativos de la época — one of the most representative artists of the age
2) (Pol) [democracia, institución, organización] representative* * *- va adjetivo1) < muestra> representativeeste cuadro es representativo de su época cubista — this picture is a good example of his Cubist period
2) (Pol) representative* * *= representative, representational.Ex. Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.Ex. 'Data base' is a term referring to machine-readable collections of information, whether numerical, representational or bibliographic.----* análisis de una muestra representativa = cross-sectional analysis.* no representativo = unrepresentative.* poco representativo = unrepresentative.* * *- va adjetivo1) < muestra> representativeeste cuadro es representativo de su época cubista — this picture is a good example of his Cubist period
2) (Pol) representative* * *= representative, representational.Ex: Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.
Ex: 'Data base' is a term referring to machine-readable collections of information, whether numerical, representational or bibliographic.* análisis de una muestra representativa = cross-sectional analysis.* no representativo = unrepresentative.* poco representativo = unrepresentative.* * *representativo -vaA(característico): este cuadro es representativo de su época cubista this picture is a good example of o is representative of his Cubist periodquizás sea el compositor más representativo del período he is perhaps the composer who best exemplifies the period o who is most representative of the periodel incidente es representativo del clima de violencia reinante the incident is typical o indicative of the current climate of violenceun episodio representativo de su actitud con respecto al dinero an episode which typifies his attitude to moneyB ( Pol) representativesistema representativo de gobierno representative system of government* * *
representativo◊ -va adjetivo
representative
representativo,-a adjetivo representative
' representativo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
representativa
English:
representative
- unrepresentative
* * *representativo, -a adjun grupo representativo de la población general a group that represents the population as a whole;un escándalo representativo del clima de corrupción en el que vive el país a scandal which reflects o is representative of the climate of corruption in the countryeste cuadro es poco representativo de su estilo this painting is not very representative of his style* * *adj representative* * *representativo, -va adj: representative
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Population without double counting — is an English translation of the phrase Population sans doubles comptes.In France, for census purposes, the INSEE has defined several population indicators that allow for the double counting of certain personnel, in order to study the phenomenon… … Wikipedia
sample — [sam′pəl, säm′pəl] n. [ME, aphetic for asample < Anglo Fr, for OFr essample: see EXAMPLE] 1. a part, piece, or item taken or shown as representative of a whole thing, group, species, etc.; specimen; pattern [samples of wallpaper] 2. an… … English World dictionary
population — [päp΄yə lā′shən] n. [LL populatio] 1. a) all the people in a country, region, etc. b) the number of these c) a (specified) part of the people in a given area [the Japanese population of Hawaii] 2. a populating or being populated … English World dictionary
Sample size — The sample size of a statistical sample is the number of observations that constitute it. It is typically denoted n , a positive integer (natural number).Typically, all else being equal, a larger sample size leads to increased precision in… … Wikipedia
Sample (statistics) — In statistics, a sample is a subset of a population. Typically, the population is very large, making a census or a complete enumeration of all the values in the population impractical or impossible. The sample represents a subset of manageable… … Wikipedia
Sample maximum and minimum — Box plots of the Michelson–Morley experiment, showing sample maximums and minimums. In statistics, the maximum and sample minimum, also called the largest observation, and smallest observation, are the values of the greatest and least elements of … Wikipedia