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dimensionless (opinion)

French translation: qualitatif

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English term or phrase:dimensionless (opinion)
French translation:qualitatif
Entered by: kashew

19:16 Jul 27, 2009
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mathematics & Statistics
English term or phrase: dimensionless (opinion)
Contexte : on présente, à une équipe de gestion, les résultats d'analyses statistiques relativement à des sites de production alimentaire potentiellement contaminés et on conseille d'éviter les "dimensionless opinions". (Non pertinentes? Sans fondement? Ou le terme mathématique "adimensionnel" pourrait-il s'appliquer?) Extrait :
Data Analysis
• Use of Maps and Flowcharts:
• Direct the team away from dimensionless opinions and towards investigating specific sites
• Facilitate decision making based on data
• Promote and smooth the process of logical thinking
• Useful in combining information/data from multiple sources

Toute aide serait appréciée, merci!
Simon S
Local time: 07:37
qualitatif
Explanation:
Qualitative means that someone is using personal judgement to rate the characteristics of something.

For example, if you prefer blue over yellow flowers, you have made a judgement based on your personal opinion of those two colors. Qualitative analysis of something is hard to define except by opinion. One person may rate the quality in terms of price, while others may rate it according to durability, as with a car. Luxury vs. economy. It depends on what is worth more to you.
Quantitative analysis can actually be measured, as in how many, how much, how long and so on. It can be measured in terms of numbers.
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kashew
France
Local time: 13:37
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Merci à tous!
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3 +3qualitatif
kashew
3adimensionnelles / sans dimension
Arnold T.


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adimensionnelles / sans dimension


Explanation:
Termium / * Mathématiques (Généralités)
* Infographie :

dimensionless Source, fiche 1, dimensionless
CORRECT

adimensionnel Source, fiche 1, adimensionnel
CORRECT, ADJ

sans dimension Source, fiche 1, sans dimension
CORRECT

DEF – Having no dimension. Source, fiche 1, Défintion 1 - dimensionless

PHR – dimensionless number, group. Source, fiche 1, Phraséologisme 1 - dimensionless

DEF – Dénué de dimension, dont la valeur numérique est indépendante de toute unité. Source, fiche 1, Défintion 1 - adimensionnel

PHR – fonction de transfert adimensionnel, nombre adimensionnel de Rayleigh. Source, fiche 1, Phraséologisme 1 - adimensionnel

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Note added at 18 mins (2009-07-27 19:34:49 GMT)
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Alors si vous avec l'accès à Termium et connaissez cette possibilité de traduction, , quelle est votre question ?

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Note added at 38 mins (2009-07-27 19:54:52 GMT)
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Votre explication disait bien que vous connaissiez le mot "adimensionel" mais pas que vous aviez accès à Termium. Dans celui-çi, il y a un certaines informations qui peuvent vous aider :
" dont la valeur numérique est indépendante de toute unité."

Je comprends qu'on veut que l'équipe n'émette pas d'opinions qui ne ne font pas référence aux unités utilisées dans les résultats d'analyses statistiques.
Je ne suis pas un mathématicien; je peux donc me trompre.

Arnold T.
Canada
Local time: 07:37
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 17
Notes to answerer
Asker: Merci Arnold, j'ai aussi un accès à Termium... ;)

Asker: Je connais en effet cette possibilité de traduction (je la mentionne dans mon explication) mais je doute qu'on puisse qualifier une opinion d'adimensionnelle (le sens est peut-être au figuré, sans dimension voulant dire "sans fondement" mais je ne suis pas certain.

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
qualitatif


Explanation:
Qualitative means that someone is using personal judgement to rate the characteristics of something.

For example, if you prefer blue over yellow flowers, you have made a judgement based on your personal opinion of those two colors. Qualitative analysis of something is hard to define except by opinion. One person may rate the quality in terms of price, while others may rate it according to durability, as with a car. Luxury vs. economy. It depends on what is worth more to you.
Quantitative analysis can actually be measured, as in how many, how much, how long and so on. It can be measured in terms of numbers.
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kashew
France
Local time: 13:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7
Grading comment
Merci à tous!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jennifer Levey: Oui. Dans ce contexte : '... des opinions purement qualitatives.'
33 mins
  -> Thanks a lot.
agree  Julie Dion (X)
2 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
6 hrs
  -> Merci
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