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в самой точной из точных наук наступил перелом

English translation: (saw) a turning point in the most exact of exact sciences

11:23 Nov 18, 2007
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Science - Science (general) / scientific writing
Russian term or phrase: в самой точной из точных наук наступил перелом
В 20-м веке в самой точной из точных наук наступил перелом, который принципиально меняет харакетр получаемых в ней результатов.
Nik-On/Off
Ukraine
Local time: 06:51
English translation:(saw) a turning point in the most exact of exact sciences
Explanation:
or perhaps "this most exact of exact sciences".

The 20th century saw a turning point in the/this most exact of exact sciences, bringing a fundamental change in the nature...

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Note added at 20 mins (2007-11-18 11:44:44 GMT)
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While agreeing with Gary on other points, I'd say that this works better if you keep closer to the Russian word order.

In particular, you'll need to use "it" in the last part of the sentence ("the results which it obtains" or something like that), and it works better if "it" refers BACK to something.
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Dylan Edwards
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:51
Grading comment
Thank you both so much!
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4 +3(saw) a turning point in the most exact of exact sciences
Dylan Edwards
4 +2A turning point... came in the most precise of the precise sciences"
GaryG


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
A turning point... came in the most precise of the precise sciences"


Explanation:
Again, you'll need to insert the dependent clause in the middle

GaryG
Local time: 23:51
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 124
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Asker: точная наука -- exact science http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exact_science


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Evgeny Terekhin
2 mins
agree  Jack Doughty
4 mins
neutral  Alexander Demyanov: Hi Gary, if you google usage statistics for "mathematics is ... science", where ... is 1st "an exact", then "a precise", it comes out 1270 to 8
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Alexander. For some reason both came to mind and I chose the less-common one. Certainly "exact" is more common in the US, too
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
(saw) a turning point in the most exact of exact sciences


Explanation:
or perhaps "this most exact of exact sciences".

The 20th century saw a turning point in the/this most exact of exact sciences, bringing a fundamental change in the nature...

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Note added at 20 mins (2007-11-18 11:44:44 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

While agreeing with Gary on other points, I'd say that this works better if you keep closer to the Russian word order.

In particular, you'll need to use "it" in the last part of the sentence ("the results which it obtains" or something like that), and it works better if "it" refers BACK to something.

Dylan Edwards
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:51
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 60
Grading comment
Thank you both so much!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alexander Demyanov
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Alexander
agree  Simon Hollingsworth
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, Simon
agree  Sergei Tumanov
6 hrs
  -> Thank you, Sergei
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