加成作用

English translation: Addition

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Chinese term or phrase:加成作用
English translation:Addition
Entered by: IC --

05:43 May 2, 2006
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Mathematics & Statistics / Dissertation
Chinese term or phrase: 加成作用
Why is 加成作用 a problem? In this case, the methodology is path analysis. I thought that factors are supposed to be additive in path analysis???

雖然影響電子化合作關係持續性因素之來源愈多愈有助於其因果關係之釐清,但這些影響效果或許不是簡單的線性關係,而是彼此具有加成、相互取代或交互作用,也許有助於溝通與資訊的掌握,或是目標共識的達成。
anastasia t (X)
Local time: 05:52
Addition
Explanation:
加成作用 = addition

加乘作用 = multiplication

I think addtion should not cause any problem but multiplication does. Wolud it be a typo then?

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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-05-02 07:46:03 GMT)
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成 and 乘 are homophones.
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IC --
Local time: 22:52
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4 +1Addition
IC --
4markon
Ray Luo
4Supplementary to each other
ysun


  

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markon


Explanation:
[经贸]加成, 批发差价



Ray Luo
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:52
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Addition


Explanation:
加成作用 = addition

加乘作用 = multiplication

I think addtion should not cause any problem but multiplication does. Wolud it be a typo then?

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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-05-02 07:46:03 GMT)
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成 and 乘 are homophones.

IC --
Local time: 22:52
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 4
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Thank you.

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agree  Naikei Wong: addition
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  -> m guai nei !! Good afternoon!
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1 day 10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Supplementary to each other


Explanation:
加成(相辅相成) - Supplementary to each other

相互取代 - Substitutable for each other

交互作用 - Interactive with each other


ysun
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