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French term or phrase:n'
English translation:n'
Entered by: narasimha CSN MURTHY
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08:34 Jan 18, 2012
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Physics / photovoltaic cell
French term or phrase: n'
.......certains d’entre euz seulement, soit n’, rencontrent des électrons de valence
narasimha CSN MURTHY
India
Local time: 18:45
n'
Explanation:
You have n somethings. Some of them, i.e. n', encounter valence electrons.

n' < n.

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Note added at 5 mins (2012-01-18 08:39:22 GMT)
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This is a common engineering/physics/mathematics notation. It has nothing to do with French.
Selected response from:

Terry Richards
France
Local time: 15:15
Grading comment
Thank you very much. It looks simple but it eludes you.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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5 +4n'Terry Richards


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
n'


Explanation:
You have n somethings. Some of them, i.e. n', encounter valence electrons.

n' < n.

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Note added at 5 mins (2012-01-18 08:39:22 GMT)
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This is a common engineering/physics/mathematics notation. It has nothing to do with French.

Terry Richards
France
Local time: 15:15
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thank you very much. It looks simple but it eludes you.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you very much. It looks simple but it eludes you.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
1 min
agree  Tony M: Yes, n' are a subset of n
3 mins
agree  Ronald van Riet
19 mins
agree  Simon Mountifield: Yes - called the "complement" in set theory (discrete maths), where N' is the set of all elements in U (universal set) that are not in N, i.e. N' = {x : x ∉ N} // I see. You're right. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.
55 mins
  -> Not in this case! These n' ARE in n. As Tony says, they are a subset of n.
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Jan 23 - Changes made by narasimha CSN MURTHY:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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