Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
decade
English translation:
tenfold
Jul 28, 2005 17:40
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decade
This is a gasket aging and thermal cycling test report. The sentence is like this:
La fuite à froid est légèrement supérieure à la fuite à chaud d’environ 1/2 décade.
La fuite à froid est légèrement supérieure à la fuite à chaud d’environ 1/2 décade.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | tenfold |
blomguib (X)
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| 1 | ten-day period |
Gina W
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Proposed translations
+2
1 hr
Selected
tenfold
or 1 log unit...use it daily as an engineer
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Note added at 1 hr 37 mins (2005-07-28 19:18:15 GMT)
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that is what it would mean; speaking of a log unit (or a half log unit in this case) is just \"easier\" than saying \"5 times\"...Good luck!
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Note added at 13 hrs 48 mins (2005-07-29 07:29:02 GMT)
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Theoretically speaking, Dr. Darakjian is right; half a log unit corresponds to the square root of ten (+/- 3....), but, the reason why such \"units\" are chosen is to simplify things and have an idea of the order of magnitude of a measurement. Therefore, practically speaking, one will - if used at all (it\'s no use introducing simpler units, if one immediately afterwards complicates things again) - calculate with 5 in stead of 3.16.....
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Note added at 1 hr 37 mins (2005-07-28 19:18:15 GMT)
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that is what it would mean; speaking of a log unit (or a half log unit in this case) is just \"easier\" than saying \"5 times\"...Good luck!
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Note added at 13 hrs 48 mins (2005-07-29 07:29:02 GMT)
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Theoretically speaking, Dr. Darakjian is right; half a log unit corresponds to the square root of ten (+/- 3....), but, the reason why such \"units\" are chosen is to simplify things and have an idea of the order of magnitude of a measurement. Therefore, practically speaking, one will - if used at all (it\'s no use introducing simpler units, if one immediately afterwards complicates things again) - calculate with 5 in stead of 3.16.....
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Zareh Darakjian Ph.D.
: withe tenfold. But is half a log unit equivalent to 5 times? I don't think so...
3 hrs
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| agree |
Michele Fauble
23 hrs
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks."
10 hrs
ten-day period
a guess, but you might decide it works in this context
Good luck
Good luck
Discussion
you agree with this...
while 10 to the power 1 = 10, of course... Am I missing something? may be?