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19a

English translation: % absolut

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Spanish term or phrase:%a, aP - absolute percentage
English translation:% absolut
Entered by: Anne Schulz

09:52 Jul 22, 2014
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Medical: Pharmaceuticals
Spanish term or phrase: 19a
Hi. I am translating (from a bilingual table) a marketing document about the use of SIMPONI (Golimumab) in the treatment of ulcerative colitis and the associated clinical trial that was conducted.

There is a table showing the percentages which are followed by a small "a". Would this be an abbreviation for "approximately"? If not, I'm not sure what it could mean. This "a" is also used next to the P for percentage: "ªP
Claudia Vale
United Kingdom
a
Explanation:
Maybe a way to denote an absolute percent difference? (such as an increase from 2% to 4% being a 2%a increase, but a 100% increase in relative percentage)
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Anne Schulz
Germany
Local time: 16:07
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a


Explanation:
Maybe a way to denote an absolute percent difference? (such as an increase from 2% to 4% being a 2%a increase, but a 100% increase in relative percentage)

Anne Schulz
Germany
Local time: 16:07
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Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 23
Grading comment
Thank you!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, Anne. Not something I've ever heard of but I'm no mathematician! So maybe I should leave it as it is?

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