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Unexpected operation

German translation: Unerwartete Operation

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English term or phrase:	Unexpected operation
German translation:	Unerwartete Operation
Entered by:	Britta Schellenberg

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18:13 Apr 20, 2005

English to German translations [PRO]
Science - Mathematics & Statistics

English term or phrase: Unexpected operation

part of a string for a calculator UI

Britta Schellenberg KudoZ activity Questions: 99 (none open) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 8
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Unerwartete Operation

Explanation:
Probably the error message when you try to calculate sqrt(-1) or 5/0 or similar. Operation = Rechenoperation. Ganz richtig wäre eigentlich "undefinierte Operation", aber wenn da "unexpected" steht und der Kontext nicht eindeutig ist, spekuliert man besser nicht zu viel.