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French: ...le débit est non nul

English translation: flow rate/discharge is non-zero







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French term or phrase:...le débit est non nul
English translation:flow rate/discharge is non-zero
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Engineering: Industrial / analysis
French term or phrase: ...le débit est non nul
Prélèvement automatique quand le débit est non nul.

Concerns a document describing the various analysis to be carried out on an industrial site. This particular section deals with the waste transfer installations and above indicates the sampling frequency.

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NewCal
New Caledonia
flow rate is non-zero
Explanation:
Just a fancy way of saying there is something flowing. Mathematicians love this expression.
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chris collister
United Kingdom
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4 +2flow rate is non-zero
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flow rate is non-zero

Explanation:
Just a fancy way of saying there is something flowing. Mathematicians love this expression.

chris collister
United Kingdom
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agree Charles Hawtrey
2 hrs

agree B D Finch: Yes, and I'm sure they'd like to find a way to put negative numbers on this one.
2 hrs
  -> Yes, negative flow just means it goes the other way, of course!
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