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im Quadrat

English translation: as I see it

16:17 Jan 19, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
German term or phrase: im Quadrat
Da das Volumen im Gegensatz zur Dichte im Quadrat Einfluss auf das p nimmt, ändert p auch nur mit diesem Verhältnis.
martineh
English translation:as I see it
Explanation:
I read it as "Da das Volumen (im Gegensatz zur Dichte) im Quadrat Einfluss auf das p nimmt, ändert p auch nur mit diesem Verhältnis.

meaning that p (=pressure?, normally capital P) is proportional (whether directly or inversely) to the square of the volume (o. volume squared)

Martineh - You'd really need to give more context. Are we dealing with liquids, gases, Bernouilli or what?
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Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 13:19
Grading comment
Hi everyone. As so many different answers were proposed, and I didn't want to guess which was the right one, I asked the agency to check with the author. As it turns out, it is "volume squared", and therefore I'm awarding the points to the person who suggested this first. Thanks to everyone for all their suggestions and for giving it so much thought!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +2I think
gangels (X)
4squared
swisstell
4squared
Gareth McMillan
4 -1as I see it
Cilian O'Tuama
4 -1squared
Lars Helbig
3I think
gangels (X)
3Another interpretation
John Jory
2squared density
Edith Kelly


Discussion entries: 1





  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
squared density


Explanation:
IMO

Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 13:19
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 9253

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Armorel Young: yes, it's "Dichte im Quadrat"
24 mins
disagree  Lars Helbig: Quadrat bezieht sich auf das Volumen
2 hrs
  -> So ... give us your version, then.
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
squared


Explanation:
the volume, contrary to the density squared, influences the p

swisstell
Italy
Local time: 13:19
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in pair: 3377
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
as I see it


Explanation:
I read it as "Da das Volumen (im Gegensatz zur Dichte) im Quadrat Einfluss auf das p nimmt, ändert p auch nur mit diesem Verhältnis.

meaning that p (=pressure?, normally capital P) is proportional (whether directly or inversely) to the square of the volume (o. volume squared)

Martineh - You'd really need to give more context. Are we dealing with liquids, gases, Bernouilli or what?

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 13:19
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 7294
Grading comment
Hi everyone. As so many different answers were proposed, and I didn't want to guess which was the right one, I asked the agency to check with the author. As it turns out, it is "volume squared", and therefore I'm awarding the points to the person who suggested this first. Thanks to everyone for all their suggestions and for giving it so much thought!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Lars Helbig: Einfluss muss nicht proportional sein
48 mins
  -> I disagree - sondern?
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
squared


Explanation:
Since unlike the pressure the volume influences p squared, p only changes in that proportion.

Instead of squared you could also say the it

influences p in its second power

or you could change the whole structure of the sentence and try something like

The square of the volume unlike the pressure...

but you should be carefull with that since it might be read as implying that the pressure influences p linear wich the orginal not necessarily does.

Also be carefull with using terms like proportional as the original does not state what form the influences take. (For all we know they might merly be summed in to p instead of multiplied.)

Lars Helbig
Germany
Local time: 13:19
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 328

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Cilian O'Tuama: 1: you indirectly use 'proportional' yourself - 'only changes in that proportion'. 2: 'the pressure ... influences p squared' - 'pressure' should read 'density'. 3: 'in its second power' isn't proper Eng. 'to the power of two' or 'squared' would be....
4 hrs
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
I think


Explanation:
Since the volume squared, as contrasted with density, affects p, p will change only along the same ratio

I think the quadrat goes with volume, not density. However , there should be commas after Volumen and Dichte. A tricky one

gangels (X)
Local time: 05:19
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 5559

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Brandis (X)
3 hrs
neutral  John Jory: Could you hide your 3nd answer please ?
11 hrs
agree  Mag. Sabine Senn
15 hrs
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I think


Explanation:
Since the volume squared, as contrasted with density, affects p, p will change only along the same ratio

I think the quadrat goes with volume, not density. However , there should be commas after Volumen and Dichte. A tricky one

gangels (X)
Local time: 05:19
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
squared


Explanation:
I know this answer has already been given, but with different reasoning.
1. Volumen and Quadrat go together IMO. Volume is always a cubic, not a squared quantification . But it can influence p over the surface area (always a "square" quantification) through which it exerts pressure.

2. Dichte is density and is always a "cubic quatification which cannot change with volume (it is constant), therefore connot possibly influence p.


So ist es.

Gareth McMillan
Local time: 13:19
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 793

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Cilian O'Tuama: agree that volume and squared belong together, but disagree that density cannot influence p (assuming small p = pressure). Density is mass divided by volume, so if the mass remains constant, changing the density will influence the pressure.
10 hrs
  -> How are you going to change the density without introducing a temperature factor and thereby going beyond the context?
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Another interpretation


Explanation:
IMO one could read the sentence as follows:

"Da im Gegensatz zur Dichte, das Volumen Einfluss auf das p im Quadrat nimmt,.."

i.e. the influence on p is squared by the volume.

John Jory
Germany
Local time: 13:19
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 3390
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