by a factor of three

Swedish translation: till en tredjedel

16:53 Dec 17, 2003

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English term or phrase: by a factor of three

...shortens the development time of the data analysis procedures…by a factor of three...

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Swedish translation:till en tredjedel

Explanation:
det står fel i originalet. en faktor 3 innebär 3 x. Om man kortar tiden till en tredjedel skulle det varit by a factor of 1/3 eller by a divisor of 3
I sådana här fall bör man rätta felet.

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Reino Havbrandt (X)
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Local time: 10:16

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Ja, det låter ju rimligt :) Tack!
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till en tredjedel

Reino Havbrandt (X)

med en faktor om tre

Hans-Bertil Karlsson (X)

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med en faktor om tre

Explanation:
Alltså i verkligheten en tredjedel

Hans-Bertil Karlsson (X)
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till en tredjedel

Reino Havbrandt (X)
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Ja, det låter ju rimligt :) Tack!

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