Anteilswerte

English translation: proportional (or fractional) values

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German term or phrase:Anteilswerte
English translation:proportional (or fractional) values
Entered by: Roddy Stegemann

07:21 May 20, 2002
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial / Local community environmental budgeting
German term or phrase: Anteilswerte
Kennzahlen sind Kenngrößen (zum Beispiel physikalische Größen oder Anteilswerte), die den Zustand eines größeren, meist komplexen Systems repräsentativ abbilden und veranschaulichen sollen.

What would this be in the context of local community environmental budgeting? (There area parallels to financial budgeting)
Alan Johnson
Germany
Local time: 17:53
proportional (or fractional) values
Explanation:
For a layman I would use the expression 'proportional values' or 'fractional values'.

In so far as they are mathematical values that describe a system, for more sophisticated readers the terms 'parameters' or 'coefficients' are more appropriate.
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Roddy Stegemann
United States
Local time: 08:53
Grading comment
This one confirms best what I already had provisionally inserted - thanks.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1partial values
Alexander Schleber (X)
4 +1proportional (or fractional) values
Roddy Stegemann
4percentage shares/percentages
Endre Both


  

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partial values


Explanation:
Hi Alan,
anteilig = shared = a part of


Alexander Schleber (X)
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agree  Endre Both
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percentage shares/percentages


Explanation:
...as another possibility.

Endre Both
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
proportional (or fractional) values


Explanation:
For a layman I would use the expression 'proportional values' or 'fractional values'.

In so far as they are mathematical values that describe a system, for more sophisticated readers the terms 'parameters' or 'coefficients' are more appropriate.

Roddy Stegemann
United States
Local time: 08:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 285
Grading comment
This one confirms best what I already had provisionally inserted - thanks.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Beth Kantus
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