German translation: sukzessive Annäherung; Ausschlussverfahren
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English to German translations [PRO] Marketing - Mathematics & Statistics / Baustellen
English term or phrase:splitting the dictionary
Es geht hier um eine Problemlösungsmethode, die ich als Ratespiel kenne. Aber ich weiß nicht, ob es für dieses System einen guten deutschen Begriff gibt. Hier die Erklärung:
1. Split the Dictionary
The “split the dictionary” technique is based on the idea that, with very few yes or no questions, you can “guess” the word someone is thinking. The process goes like this: is the word in the front half (or the back half) of the dictionary? The answer immediately eliminates half the problem. Apply this principle a few more times and you have the first letter of the word. Now, perhaps switching to how many pages in the dictionary begin with that letter, ask the question: is the word in the first half (or the second half) of those pages? Proceeding until you have identified the page, ask: is the word in the left hand column or the right hand column? Is it in the top half of the page or the bottom half? Each question continually focuses down to the answer in a methodical manner and unequivocally eliminates part of the universe you have to search.
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Isabel Hohneck Germany Local time: 06:46 Native speaker of: German
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Ausschlussverfahren
Explanation: Iteration mag ich auch, ist hier aber m.E. nicht ganz das richtige Register. Schließlich geht es hier nicht um ein mathematisch beschreibbares Näherungsverfahren, sondern um ein Ratespiel, bei dem die Aufgabe darin besteht, durch ein möglichst geschicktes Ausschlussverfahren den Begriff so schnell wie möglich zu raten.
Michael Pauls Germany Local time: 06:46 Works in field Native speaker of: German PRO pts in category: 7
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Cilian O'Tuama Local time: 06:46 Specializes in field Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 34
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