nakładać się

English translation: cancel out

07:58 Nov 5, 2013
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Mathematics & Statistics
Polish term or phrase: nakładać się
błędy o przeciwnym znaku nakładają się.
literary
Local time: 03:46
English translation:cancel out
Explanation:

http://tinyurl.com/mrnypu4

http://tinyurl.com/n6elpay
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Peter Nicholson (X)
Poland
Local time: 03:46
Grading comment
I used "overlap". "redukować się" is "cancel out".
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1cancel out
Peter Nicholson (X)
3errors of opposite sign accumulate
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.


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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
cancel out


Explanation:

http://tinyurl.com/mrnypu4

http://tinyurl.com/n6elpay


Peter Nicholson (X)
Poland
Local time: 03:46
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 1
Grading comment
I used "overlap". "redukować się" is "cancel out".

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  LilianNekipelov: Yes, cancel themselves out, or cancel each other out.
2 hrs
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3 days 7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
errors of opposite sign accumulate


Explanation:
I think this is the sense you are looking for.

Example sentence(s):
  • When a sequence of calculations subject to rounding error is made, errors may accumulate, sometimes dominating the calculation

    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round-off_error
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 21:46
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 168
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