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German to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Mathematics & Statistics | | German term or phrase: muss als Dezimaltrennzeichen einen Punkt haben | "Der Rechner, der für die Stammdatenerstellung genutzt wird, muss als Dezimaltrennzeichen einen Punkt haben, damit alle Anforderungen auch auf den Zertifikaten mit Punkt dargestellt werden."
Feeling brain-dead today, thanks in advance for your input - J. |
| | | at this computer,..., dot has to be used as decimal separator. | Explanation:
..."because dot is used as decimal separator."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimal_separator
This is what I have found.
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...of course without the "fullstop", as the sentence continues! |
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  Dr. Johanna Schmitt
Germany
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7 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +2 Must have (or use) a period (.) as decimal indicator
Explanation:
Many variations are possible. The point is, the English-speaking
world uses a period, as in 3.1415, whereas most of the rest of the
world uses a comma, as in 3,1415
| Nils Andersson
United States
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Asker: Nils, thanks for blowing up the log-jam...
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13 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +4 at this computer,..., dot has to be used as decimal separator.
Explanation:
..."because dot is used as decimal separator."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimal_separator
This is what I have found.
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Note added at 15 mins (2009-08-30 12:56:40 GMT)
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...of course without the "fullstop", as the sentence continues!
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| Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks Johanna, I did find "decimal separator" in my glossary, but wasn't quite sure how to fit it in neatly here.
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