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French to English translations [PRO] Science - Mathematics & Statistics / description of teaching method (maths syllabus)
French term or phrase:division de contenance
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Division
• Statique (simple), dynamique (avec piège), avec des zéros
a. Perles.
b. Timbres (division distributive) et introduction du vocabulaire : dividende, diviseur, reste, quotient.
c. Les éprouvettes.
d. Timbres (division de contenance).
e. Abstraction.
Explanation: La division-contenance ou de contenance équivaut à combien de parts d'une valeur donnée. Par exemple, "250:10 signifie combien de fois 10 est-il contenu dans 250?"
"Quotative division involves taking a set of size a and forming groups of size b. The number of groups of this size that can be formed, c, is the quotient of a and b."
Explanation: Where it's helpful, despite the confusion in some of the following webrefs, to bear in mind the essential difference between 'contenance' and 'volume'.
un parc a une contenance de X m2 - WordReference Forums - [ Traducir esta página ]7 entradas - 2 autores - Última entrada: 27 Abr 2008
Capacity is a measure of volume, and by extension, how much you can "hold. ... section AH n°123 pour une contenance de 30.918 m². Bièvres : ...
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calculation, pro rata capacity, total calculation, pro rata compte m de prorata ... pouvoir m, puissance/ capacity [volumetric] contenance/ capacity, ...
books.google.cl/books?isbn=0419199101...contenance (récipient) - English translation - bab.la French ... - [ Traducir esta página ]"contenance (récipient)" English translation. Display search filter. Results: 1- 18 of 18. contenance (récipient) {f} (also: capacité, aptitude). capacity ...
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Explanation: La division-contenance ou de contenance équivaut à combien de parts d'une valeur donnée. Par exemple, "250:10 signifie combien de fois 10 est-il contenu dans 250?"
"Quotative division involves taking a set of size a and forming groups of size b. The number of groups of this size that can be formed, c, is the quotient of a and b."
Example sentence(s):
"2) la contenance : le nombre de parties de taille donnée qui entrent dans une unité de référence"
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