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Multilingual Technical Dictionary (MTD)
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Term No.Term Name/Term DescriptionAction
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Peak
A maximum quantity or height that occurs over a relatively short period of time, e.g. peak discharge.
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Annual-flood peak series
The tabulation or graph in order of decreasing magnitude of the maximum peak floods of each year.
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101
Rank
The rank of a single observation among a set is its ordinal number when the set is ordered or arrayed according to some criterion, such as values of the variate borne by the individuals......
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Likelihood
Likelihood is defined as numerically equal to the probability when a series of hypotheses is being considered.
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166
Kurtosis
The extent to which a unimodal frequency curve is `peaked`: that is to say, the extent of the relative steepness of ascent in the neighbourhood of the mode. Generally measured by the fourth moment......
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Skewness
A term denoting asymmetry in a frequency distribution. A measure or index of the relative lack of symmetry of a frequency distribution generally given by .....
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Maximum likelihood method
The method of estimating a parameter (or parameters) of a population by that value (or values) which maximizes (or maximize) the likelihood of a sample......
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221
Consumer`s risk point
A point on the operating characteristic curve corresponding to the predetermined and usually low probability of acceptance. This probability is then called the `consumer`s risk` and the corresponding lot quality is called the `limiting quality`. In practical applications the consumer`s risk is usually specified at 10% or 5%, or less......
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Working drawing
A drawing that gives all the information, details and dimensions, necessary for the complete construction or manufacture of the object represented......
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Broken section, or Partial section
A view that shows part of the object in section and part in elevation or other exterior view.
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339
Metre-Kilogram-Second (MKS) system
A system of units having the metre as a unit of length, the kilogram as the unit of weight or mass and the second as the unit of time......
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Kilogram (kg)
The kilogram is a unit of weight (mass); equal to the mass of the international prototype of the kilogram.
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347
Kelvin (K)
The kelvin, unit of thermodynamic temperature, is the fraction 1/273.16 of the thermodynamic temperature of the triple point of water......
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371
Energy, Work, Quanitity of heat
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Kilo
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433
Kinematic viscosity
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Energy, Work
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465
1 U K nautical mile
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499
2 UK gallons
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500
4 pecks
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510
4 pecks
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518
100 kilograms
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519
1000 kilograms
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553
Work and Energy
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565
Kinematic viscosity
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