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nonrepeating number

Spanish translation: número no periódico


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English term or phrase:nonrepeating number
Spanish translation:número no periódico
Entered by: Georgina Lambri
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17:09 Nov 21, 2011
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Mathematics & Statistics
English term or phrase: nonrepeating number
Buenas tardes,

Quisiera saber cómo puedo traducir el término "nonrepeating" en la siguiente oración:

The number is irrational because it is nonterminating and nonrepeating.

Muchas gracias
Georgina Lambri
Argentina
Local time: 12:49
número no periódico
Explanation:
http://www.vitutor.com/di/d/a_2.html

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repeating_decimal
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Mónica Hanlan
Local time: 16:49
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¡Muchas gracias!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2número no periódico
Mónica Hanlan
4 +1número con una expansión decimal sin terminación/aperiódica
DLyons
3número sin repeticiones/sin repetición
Monika Jakacka


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
número no periódico


Explanation:
http://www.vitutor.com/di/d/a_2.html

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Note added at 8 mins (2011-11-21 17:17:52 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repeating_decimal

Mónica Hanlan
Local time: 16:49
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
¡Muchas gracias!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  John Anderson
23 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  Mercedes Marta Moreno
24 mins
  -> Thanks!
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
número sin repeticiones/sin repetición


Explanation:
También puedes decir que el número no tiene repeticiones...

no hay número sin repetición de unidades homogéneas.' Kant da al tiempo un rol indispensable en la intuición, mientras que Bergson asocia el ...
http://institucional.us.es/revistas/themata/17/11 Espinoza.p...

¿Que se cree automáticamente un número sin repeticiones? ¿Un campo autoincrementado? Explícate con más detalle. ...
http://www.clubdelphi.com/foros/showthread.php?t=34280

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Combinaciones sin repetición o combinaciones ordinarias de m elementos ... puede utilizar para calcular el número de variaciones sin repetición para cualquier ...
http://recursostic.educacion.es/descartes/web/materiales_did...

Números aleatorios sin repetición
A esto se llaman variaciones sin repetición. El número de variaciones sin repetición que podemos formar es fácil de obtener. Veámoslo para el ejemplo: ...
http://www22.brinkster.com/nosolomates/ayuda/aleatorios.htm

Monika Jakacka
Local time: 17:49
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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Asker: ¡Muchas gracias!

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
número con una expansión decimal sin terminación/aperiódica


Explanation:
*

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It's NOT that the number itself is sin repetición or aperiódico. These are properties of its decimal expansion!

DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 16:49
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 75
Notes to answerer
Asker: ¡Muchas gracias!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charles Davis: You're right, DLyons, but I'm not sure anyone's listening. You quite often find "expansión decimal infinita", by the way.
41 mins
  -> Thanks Charles. Mathematical points like this can be subtle. I once saw a New Scientistrticle that implied there were less than 8 atoms in the Universe!
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