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.