Slope

German translation: Steigung

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English term or phrase:slope
German translation:Steigung

00:11 Nov 8, 2000
English to German translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general)
English term or phrase: Slope
The term appears in a short translation, just a few lines, dealing with a blood glucose test strip.
"Accuracy (method comparison): The majority of slopes obtained in external studies ranged between 0.96 and 1.03."

For "slope" in mathematical contexts, Ernst has "Richtungskoeffizient", Kucera suggests "Steigung", another possibility is "Neigung".

Does anyone have a definitive answer?
zeitgeist (X)
Steilheit
Explanation:
I have done a lot of translations for blood glucose testing systems, and this is what the customer used in its reference material.

If you don't like Steilheit, you can as well use Steigung. It refers to the slope of a curve.

HTH
Sabine
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Sabine Schlottky
Germany
Local time: 06:20
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Thanks everyone for your answers. I still am somewhat confused by this term but chose Sabine's answer - in the form "Steigung" - because of her familiarity with "slope" in a very similar context.
BTW, I just joined ProZ this week and am impressed what a lively, useful resource it is.
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Summary of answers provided
naSteilheit
Sabine Schlottky
naWert
Mats Wiman
naRichtungskoeffizient...
Sabine Cane (X)
naoops..
Sabine Cane (X)
naVerlauf or Slope (der)
Kristina M (X)
naSteilheit (der Eichkurve)
Uta Moerschell (X)


  

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17 mins
Steilheit


Explanation:
I have done a lot of translations for blood glucose testing systems, and this is what the customer used in its reference material.

If you don't like Steilheit, you can as well use Steigung. It refers to the slope of a curve.

HTH
Sabine

Sabine Schlottky
Germany
Local time: 06:20
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 39
Grading comment
Thanks everyone for your answers. I still am somewhat confused by this term but chose Sabine's answer - in the form "Steigung" - because of her familiarity with "slope" in a very similar context.
BTW, I just joined ProZ this week and am impressed what a lively, useful resource it is.
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1 hr
Wert


Explanation:
Die Mehrheit der erhaltenen Werte lagen zwischen 0.96 und 1.03.

Even if 'Steilheit,/'Steigung'/'Neigung' are all correct translations I believe 'Werte' is a better word in the context given.


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Mats Wiman
Sweden
Local time: 06:20
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Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish

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5 hrs
Richtungskoeffizient...


Explanation:
is what Eurodic came up with but I like
but I think in this case I would also use 'Wert' like Mats

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5 hrs
oops..


Explanation:
sorry, was thinking of two different things at the same time...

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6 hrs
Verlauf or Slope (der)


Explanation:
This is what a couple of my clients use.

Kristina


Kristina M (X)
Local time: 01:20
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish

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6 hrs
Steilheit (der Eichkurve)


Explanation:
I think what they're talking about here is the fact that if the test strip indicates 100 at a glucose value of 100 (which is easy to obtain, just adapt the scale) you also want the test strip to indicate 200 at a glucose value of 200, but in fact it indicates something in the range of 192 to 206, which is pretty close for test strips.
Any case, Werte is nonsense - you definitely don't want a test strip to ndicate only in such a small range - as far as I know, blood sugar values would range from about 100 to 300.
Slope is used on buttons for instruments, (I've seen it a lot on pH-meters) but I don't think it is a correct Germand "Translation". Usually, in this case, the rest of the instrument face is labelled in english...

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Local time: 06:20
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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