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English translation: return period

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Swedish term or phrase:	återkomstid
English translation:	return period
Entered by:	Plamen Nenchev

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19:37 Jan 15, 2012

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Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / Road construction

Swedish term or phrase: återkomstid

Vindens återkomstid bör sättas till 50 år.

Plamen Nenchev KudoZ activity Questions: 334 (none open) (34 closed without grading) Answers: 4 Bulgaria
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return period

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Explanation in reference quoted below:

"Begreppen återkomsttid och sannolikhet skapar ibland missförstånd. Med en händelses återkomsttid menas att den inträffar eller överträffas i genomsnitt en gång under denna tid. En återkomsttid på 100 år innebär således att värdet uppnås eller överträffas på 100 år vilket innebär att sannolikheten är 1 på 100 för varje enskilt år. Då man exponerar sig för sannolikheten under flera år blir den ackumulerade sannolikheten avsevärt högre. Med en återkomsttid på 100 år blir den ackumulerade sannolikheten att ett värde ska inträffa någon gång under 100 år hela 63 %."

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JaneD
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Local time: 08:08

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Thank you, Jane!
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return period / recurrence interval

tihomir

return period

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return period

JaneD
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Thank you, Jane!

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return period / recurrence interval

Explanation:
A return period also known as a recurrence interval is an estimate of the interval of time between events like an earthquake, flood or river discharge flow of a certain intensity or size. It is a statistical measurement denoting the average recurrence interval over an extended period of time...

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_period
Reference: http://www.smhi.se/polopoly_fs/1.8490!/wind%20return%20time....

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