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de forma sumatoria

English translation: cumulatively / in a cumulative way


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Spanish term or phrase:de forma sumatoria
English translation:cumulatively / in a cumulative way
Entered by: Kathleen Misson
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17:36 Nov 4, 2009
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Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng
Spanish term or phrase: de forma sumatoria
This is in a manual about an electrical meter.

Los equipos unidireccionales, disponen de un sistema que permite la integración de la energía y la potencia *de forma sumatoria* y ascendente independientemente de si el equipo se conecta de forma correcta o si se invierten las intensidades.
Kathleen Misson
Local time: 23:18
cumulatively / in a cumulative way
Explanation:
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cumulative - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
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1 a : made up of accumulated parts b : increasing by successive additions 2 : tending to prove the same point <cumulative evidence> ...
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cumulative - En caché - Similares -
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Cumulative distribution function - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In probability theory and statistics, the cumulative distribution function (CDF) or just distribution function, completely describes the probability ...
en.wikipedia.org/.../Cumulative_distribution_function - En caché - Similares -
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Cumulative voting - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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23 Sep 2009 ... A points method ballot design like this one is the most common for governmental elections using cumulative voting. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumulative_voting - En caché - Similares -

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MPGS
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4cumulatively / in a cumulative wayMPGS
4in cumulative form
konungursvia
3additively
cilantro


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
additively


Explanation:
This is one of those examples where the language is just terrible. I guess it's due to the original Spanish. I couldn't come up with a better translation.

cilantro
Israel
Local time: 00:18
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Satto (Roberto): I don't see anything wrong with the original Spanish..
5 mins
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
in cumulative form


Explanation:
This seems clearer and closer to the original.

konungursvia
Canada
Local time: 17:18
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
cumulatively / in a cumulative way


Explanation:
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cumulative - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
- [ Traducir esta página ]
1 a : made up of accumulated parts b : increasing by successive additions 2 : tending to prove the same point <cumulative evidence> ...
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cumulative - En caché - Similares -
#
Cumulative distribution function - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- [ Traducir esta página ]
In probability theory and statistics, the cumulative distribution function (CDF) or just distribution function, completely describes the probability ...
en.wikipedia.org/.../Cumulative_distribution_function - En caché - Similares -
#
Cumulative voting - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- [ Traducir esta página ]
23 Sep 2009 ... A points method ballot design like this one is the most common for governmental elections using cumulative voting. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumulative_voting - En caché - Similares -

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Note added at 4 days (2009-11-09 08:46:12 GMT) Post-grading
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Thank you all
:)

MPGS
Local time: 23:18
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
Thank you all for your help.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Satto (Roberto)
5 mins
  -> muchas gracias, Roberto. Un saludo :)

agree  saruro
3 hrs
  -> muchas gracias, saruro :)

agree  Emma Ratcliffe
7 hrs
  -> muchas gracias, EMMA :)

agree  Wendy Petzall
8 hrs
  -> muchas gracias, wmpetzall :)
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