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15:35 Mar 27, 2010
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Tech/Engineering - Physics
English term or phrase: the terms quantity and dimension have different meanings here to the usual gener
the terms quantity and dimension have different meanings here to the usual general language interpretations "amount" and "lengh/breadth/depth"
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4 +2ver abajo mi sugerencia
Leonardo Lamarche
4aquí los términos "cantidad" y... (see below)margaret caulfield


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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
ver abajo mi sugerencia


Explanation:
Los términos cantidad y dimensión tienen aquí significados diferentes a los interpretados normalmente como "número de artículos" y "largo/ancho/profundidad"

Leonardo Lamarche
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Local time: 17:10
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Native speaker of: Spanish

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agree  Raúl Waldman: Sólo cambiaría 'artículos' por 'elementos', que es más general ('artículos' sugiere cosas que se compran y venden)
3 mins
  -> Muchas gracias Raúl. Sí, elementos o ítems (creo que ya es aceptado)

agree  FlyHi
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
aquí los términos "cantidad" y... (see below)


Explanation:
Aquí los términos "cantidad" y "dimensión" tienen significados diferentes a lo que se suele entender, lingüísticamente, como "suma" y "largo/ancho/profundidad"

margaret caulfield
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Asker: muchas gracias!!!

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