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101reference group — The term reference group was coined by Herbert Hyman inArchives of Psychology (1942), to apply to the group against which an individual evaluates his or her own situation or conduct. Hyman distinguished between a membership group to which people… …
102Reference frame (video) — For the physics topic, see frame of reference. Reference frames are frames of a compressed video that are used to define future frames. As such, they are only used in inter frame compression techniques. In older video encoding standards, such as… …
103Référence (philosophie) — Dans la philosophie du langage, on peut distinguer entre le sens et la référence d un mot (ou sa dénotation dans quelques traductions). Le sens d un mot est la manière dont le mot repère son objet, tandis que la référence d un mot est l objet qui …
104Reference ellipsoid — In geodesy, a reference ellipsoid is a mathematically defined surface that approximates the geoid, the truer figure of the Earth, or other planetary body.Because of their relative simplicity, reference ellipsoids are used as a preferred surface… …
105Reference Manager — Infobox Software name = Reference Manager caption = author = developer = Research Information Systems; later acquired by Thomson ISI ResearchSoft released = 1984 latest release version = 12 latest release date = 02 09 2008 latest preview version …
106Reference interview — A reference interview is a structured conversation between a librarian and a library user, usually at a reference desk, in which the librarian responds to the user s initial explanation of his or her information need by first attempting to… …
107Reference work — This article is about a kind of publication. Reference work may also refer to the work that librarians perform at a library reference desk. A reference work is a compendium of information, usually of a specific type, compiled in a book for ease… …
108Reference marker (New York) — A representation of a reference marker found on NY 940U. In New York, a reference marker is a small green sign mounted approximately every one tenth mile on highways maintained by the New York State Department of Transportation. This was… …
109reference frame — Physics. See frame of reference (def. 2). [1920 25] * * * or frame of reference Coordinate system that allows description of time and position of points relative to a body. The axes, or lines, emanate from a position called the origin. As a point …
110Reference group — A reference group is a sociological concept referring to a group to which another group is compared. Reference groups are used in order to evaluate and determine the nature of a given individual or other group s characteristics and sociological… …
