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5. Glossary
random variable; variable aléatoire
Variable represented by a probability density.
finite elements method; finite elements method
Approximation method for calculating numerical solutions of mechanical behavior models (beam, plate, shell, etc.), also applicable in physics to any representation by partial differential equations.
uncertainty; incertitude
Characterizes data whose numerical value can only be estimated approximately.
stochastic; stochastic
In the realm of randomness, the calculation of probabilities.
champ aléatoire; random field
Function of space and hazard.
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