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un errore di ordine inferiore

English translation: a lower-order error

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Italian term or phrase:un errore di ordine inferiore
English translation:a lower-order error
Entered by: achisholm

16:24 Jun 23, 2004
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
Italian term or phrase: un errore di ordine inferiore
"In caso di necessità di valutazione di costi complessivi, ove manchi qualche particolare perché non ancora fatturato, è facile valutare il singolo lavoro, anche approssimativamente, inserendo eventualmente un errore di ordine inferiore rispetto a quello che potrebbe essere inserito dovendo ipotizzare i costi relativi a tutta una serie di macchine o di reparti."
achisholm
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:55
a lower-order error
Explanation:
... A method of numerically integrating ordinary differential equations by using a trial step at the midpoint of an interval to cancel out lower-order error terms. ...


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Note added at 6 mins (2004-06-23 16:30:47 GMT)
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penso che si possa dire anche \"inferior-order error\"

and that they can perform very many other things; over which functions others of an inferior order have no power
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Gian
Italy
Local time: 12:55
Grading comment
Many thanks.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3a lower-order error
Gian
4 +1error of lesser magnitude
Vittorio Preite


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
a lower-order error


Explanation:
... A method of numerically integrating ordinary differential equations by using a trial step at the midpoint of an interval to cancel out lower-order error terms. ...


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Note added at 6 mins (2004-06-23 16:30:47 GMT)
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penso che si possa dire anche \"inferior-order error\"

and that they can perform very many other things; over which functions others of an inferior order have no power

Gian
Italy
Local time: 12:55
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in pair: 5394
Grading comment
Many thanks.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jean Martin
2 mins
agree  Nanny Wintjens
2 hrs
agree  avferreira
4 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
error of lesser magnitude


Explanation:
it is still an error.....

Vittorio Preite
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:55
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in pair: 1902

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Birch: this sounds very scientific and is elegantly expressed
14 hrs
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