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Record 1 2006-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cost Accounting
  • Mathematics
DEF

A standard of calibration or correction. Example: Use of the U.S. Census of Population for correcting or updating many other statistical compilations and estimating procedures.

CONT

The National Bureau of Standards provides a series of benchmarks for units of weight and measure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité analytique
  • Mathématiques
DEF

Point ou norme de référence sur lequel se fondent les comparaisons entre données ou séries de données, notamment dans l'application de la technique de l'étalonnage.

OBS

L'emprunt «benchmark» est parfois utilisé en français.

Key term(s)
  • point de référence
  • point de repère
  • repère

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Contabilidad de costos
  • Matemáticas
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