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pivots

/ˈpɪvəts/

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noun

Pivote, eje

A thing on which something turns; specifically a metal pointed pin or short shaft in machinery, such as the end of an axle or spindle.

Examples :

"The bicycle wheel spins smoothly because it turns on its pivots. "

La rueda de la bicicleta gira suavemente porque gira sobre sus pivotes.

part machine technical

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noun

Eje, elemento clave

(by extension) Something or someone having a paramount significance in a certain situation.

Examples :

"The new teacher was a pivot in improving student engagement in the class. "

El nuevo profesor fue un elemento clave para mejorar la participación de los estudiantes en la clase.

situation achievement value aspect

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noun

Giro, pivote

Act of turning on one foot.

Examples :

"The basketball player made quick pivots to dodge the defender. "

El jugador de baloncesto hizo giros rápidos para esquivar al defensor.

action body sport

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noun

Pivote

The officer or soldier who simply turns in his place while the company or line moves around him in wheeling.

Examples :

"During the marching drill, Maria, as one of the designated pivots, remained stationary while the rest of the squad wheeled around her. "

Durante el ejercicio de marcha, María, como uno de los pivotes designados, permaneció inmóvil mientras el resto del escuadrón giraba a su alrededor.

military position

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noun

Jugador pivote, jugador central

A player with responsibility for co-ordinating their team in a particular jam.

Examples :

""In roller derby, the pivots wear a stripe on their helmet and are responsible for calling formations during jams." "

En roller derby, los jugadores pivote llevan una raya en el casco y son responsables de llamar a las formaciones durante los jams.

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noun

Elemento pivote

An element of a set to be sorted that is chosen as a midpoint, so as to divide the other elements into two groups to be dealt with recursively.

Examples :

"In the quicksort algorithm, the computer chooses different numbers as pivots to efficiently arrange the unsorted list. "

En el algoritmo de ordenamiento rápido, la computadora elige diferentes números como elementos pivote para organizar eficientemente la lista desordenada.

computing math technical

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noun

Tabla dinámica

Examples :

"I used several pivots to summarize the sales data from different regions and product categories. "

Usé varias tablas dinámicas para resumir los datos de ventas de diferentes regiones y categorías de productos.

computing statistics business

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noun

Pestañas de navegación, elementos de navegación

Any of a row of captioned elements used to navigate to subpages, rather like tabs.

Examples :

""The website uses pivots at the top of the page to help you quickly jump between the 'About Us', 'Services', and 'Contact' sections." "

El sitio web utiliza pestañas de navegación en la parte superior de la página para ayudarte a saltar rápidamente entre las secciones 'Acerca de nosotros', 'Servicios' y 'Contacto'.

internet computing technology

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noun

Pivote

An element of a matrix that is used as a focus for row operations, such as dividing the row by the pivot, or adding multiples of the row to other rows making all other values in the pivot column 0.

Examples :

"In the matrix, the pivots (specifically, the '2' and the '-3') were used to simplify the equations and solve for the variables. "

En la matriz, los pivotes (específicamente, el '2' y el '-3') se utilizaron para simplificar las ecuaciones y resolver las variables.

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noun

Mariscal de campo

Examples :

"In American football, the quarterbacks are crucial pivots around which the entire offense revolves. "

En el fútbol americano, los mariscales de campo son pivotes cruciales alrededor de los cuales gira toda la ofensiva.

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noun

Cambio, giro

A shift during a general election in a political candidate's messaging to reflect plans and values more moderate than those advocated during the primary.

Examples :

"After winning the primary election, the candidate's campaign team carefully planned its pivots towards more centrist positions on key issues like healthcare and education to appeal to a broader range of voters. "

Después de ganar las elecciones primarias, el equipo de campaña del candidato planeó cuidadosamente sus giros hacia posiciones más centristas en temas clave como la atención médica y la educación para atraer a una gama más amplia de votantes.

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