n.n.
English translation: unknown ("nomen nescio")
| 08:29 Nov 12, 2001 |
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| 4 | unknown ("nomen nescio") |
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| 4 | normal null OR none noted |
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18 mins confidence: 
unknown ("nomen nescio") Explanation: If my conjecture is correct, David, then he probably hit upon a substance or two that he couldn't readily analize, so he reported "n.n.", which stands for nomen nescio = I don't know the name. Maybe you can deduct from the context of the document whether or not my assumption is right. Good luck! Latin |
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18 mins confidence:
just a couple of suggestions Explanation: Often N.N. is used (Latin for Nomen Nominandum) to mean not yet named. You could use "not yet named" or "to be designated." Or you could stick with the Latin and use N.N.; however, if your audience tends more toward the American English variety, TBA (to be announced) is more common in many other contexts and would probably be better understood. I have also heard that n.n. stands for noch nicht, and since in your text the two n's are lower case, this might be what the abbreviation is meant to stand for, i.e. if the tests have not yet been done. NOTE: these are just guesses - you really need more context to know for sure. |
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22 mins confidence:
normal null OR none noted Explanation: nn from context obviously means there isn't any. Ernst gives normal Null. This is sometimes used to indicate standard conditions like sea level. I do not know whether this applies here. But it might, since it is consistent with the meaning. I would check via a search whether it means "none noted", as in there is none of either of the 2 mentioned conditions. That is obviously the meaning. Ernst, dictionary of engineering and technology |
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