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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

diminution graduelle

English translation:

gradual decline

Added to glossary by Nigel Wheatley
Jan 27, 2013 17:51
11 yrs ago
French term

diminution graduelle

French to English Science Mathematics & Statistics alpha inflation in multiple comparisons
In a clinical trial, the drug company is trying to control alpha-inflation by only carrying out certain comparisons if the experimental drug has been shown to be effective in the global population.
"Cette procédure hiérarchique séquentielle de contrôle de l’inflation du risque alpha global de 5% (également connue sous le nom de “diminution graduelle”) pour analyser la sous-population permet de garantir que le taux d’erreur de type I est contrôlé."
Googling "Gradual diminution" makes me think that this procedure has another name in English, but I don't know what that might be (and there are plenty of possibilities that could be translated as "diminution graduelle" in French).
And help would be gratefully appreciated.
Proposed translations (English)
3 +1 gradual decline (in statistical virtuosity)
3 Bonferroni-type adjustments
5 -2 gradual diminution
1 gradual decrease
References
gradual decrease

Discussion

nweatherdon Jan 27, 2013:
Now I get it a bit. Check http://www.une.edu.au/WebStat/unit_materials/c7_anova/oneway... But I still don't know how to say "diminution graduelle" here. If the aka isn't really used much whereas the phrase itself is very common, then I'd be inclined to suggest deleting the ( ... ) or replacing it with a 5-word explanation of what it means.
nweatherdon Jan 27, 2013:
could it be something like a decay?

Proposed translations

+1
15 hrs
Selected

gradual decline (in statistical virtuosity)

(to reflect a gradual decline in statistical virtuosity)

It's not a translation. But I would propose this to the client if possible to see if it jives with what they want to say.
Peer comment(s):
agree Andrea Sartori-Griffiths : gradual decline in this context is better than gradual reduction or decrease
3 days 5 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Feedback from the client agrees that "gradual decline" is what they were looking for."
5 hrs

Bonferroni-type adjustments

"Gradual diminution" isn't a standard phrase. The above is somewhat broader but I think acceptably so.
Peer comment(s):
neutral philgoddard : Why?
4 hrs
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-2
6 hrs

gradual diminution

Imho
Peer comment(s):
disagree Kim Metzger : http://www.neatorama.com/2012/08/07/On-the-Gradual-Diminutio...
4 mins
disagree Cetacea : literal translation won't work here.
1 day 9 hrs
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1 day 6 hrs

gradual decrease

based on peer comment in agreement by Victoria Britten:

***gradual decrease***

bilingual FR<>EN sources (unrelated to the source context provided):

***gradual decrease in pressure > diminution graduelle*** en ... - ProZ.com
www.proz.com › ... › Elsa Berreby › NBC protection
gradual decrease in pressure > diminution graduelle en pression. One translation of the English term gradual decrease in pressure in French is diminution ...

Effect of light, salinity, and temperature on seed germination of ...
www.halophyte.org/pdfs/drkhan_pdfs/117.pdf
PDF/Adobe Acrobat
S Zia -
resulted in a ***gradual decrease in germination. ... diminution graduelle*** de la germination, seulement 5 % des graines germant en présence NaCl 500 mmol/L. La ...

CROSS-LINKED SMECTITES. IV. PREPARATION AND ...
www.clays.org/journal/archive/volume 33/33-2-89.pdf
PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View
M TOKARZ - 1985 -
16.3-18.3 A, the values showing a ***gradual decrease with a decrease in the ...... une diminution graduelle*** proportionnelle ~ une diminution de la proportion de ...

The effects of temperature, photoperiod, and vernalization on ...
ddr.nal.usda.gov/bitstream/10113/37168/1/ind44276343.pdf
PDF/Adobe Acrobat
ME Foley - 2009 -
résultats sugge`rent qu'une ***diminution graduelle de la température est une composante requise ..... determined that gradually decreasing*** the temperature and ...

La reforme des musees nationaux du Canada: les defis ...
www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bpl/capa/2010/.../art00004
J Paquette - 2010 -
Sep 1, 2010 – ... we note a ***gradual decrease in professional self-regulation as it applies ... une diminution graduelle*** de l'autorégulation professionnelle chez ...

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Reference comments

2 hrs
Reference:

gradual decrease

bilingual FR<>EN references:

***gradual decrease in pressure > diminution graduelle*** en ... - ProZ.com
www.proz.com › ... › Elsa Berreby › NBC protection
gradual decrease in pressure > diminution graduelle en pression. One translation of the English term gradual decrease in pressure in French is diminution ...

Effect of light, salinity, and temperature on seed germination of ...
www.halophyte.org/pdfs/drkhan_pdfs/117.pdf
PDF/Adobe Acrobat
S Zia -
resulted in a ***gradual decrease in germination. ... diminution graduelle*** de la germination, seulement 5 % des graines germant en présence NaCl 500 mmol/L. La ...

CROSS-LINKED SMECTITES. IV. PREPARATION AND ...
www.clays.org/journal/archive/volume 33/33-2-89.pdf
PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View
M TOKARZ - 1985 -
16.3-18.3 A, the values showing a ***gradual decrease with a decrease in the ...... une diminution graduelle*** proportionnelle ~ une diminution de la proportion de ...

The effects of temperature, photoperiod, and vernalization on ...
ddr.nal.usda.gov/bitstream/10113/37168/1/ind44276343.pdf
PDF/Adobe Acrobat
ME Foley - 2009 -
résultats sugge`rent qu'une ***diminution graduelle de la température est une composante requise ..... determined that gradually decreasing*** the temperature and ...

La reforme des musees nationaux du Canada: les defis ...
www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bpl/capa/2010/.../art00004
J Paquette - 2010 -
Sep 1, 2010 – ... we note a ***gradual decrease in professional self-regulation as it applies ... une diminution graduelle*** de l'autorégulation professionnelle chez ...
Peer comments on this reference comment:
agree Victoria Britten : Why not post it as an answer?
15 mins
thanks
disagree B D Finch : Your references are irrelevant to the context.
48 mins
neutral nweatherdon : I'm preetty sure something else is going on here, but I haven't figured out exactly what it is.
2 hrs
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