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yield

English translation: provide

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English term or phrase:yield
Selected answer:provide
Entered by: Ana Juliá

15:29 Mar 25, 2009
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Science - Archaeology / A religious book about the Creation/evolution debate
English term or phrase: yield
Although it is certainly true that the amounts of argon and potassium can be accurately measured, it is exceedingly difficult to measure the logarithmic rate of decay of potassium 40. One of the main reasons is that potassium 40 decays into two elements, calcium 40 and argon 40. The proportion that decays into argon 40 compared to calcium 40 is called the branching ratio, and is only known by calibrating the dates that various values of branching ratios cause potassium-argon dating to ***yield***, against the uranium-thorium scheme.
Ana Juliá
Spain
Local time: 23:25
provide
Explanation:
the results that this form of dating provide or generate
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Mark Nathan
France
Local time: 23:25
Grading comment
Thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +1arrojar / dar como resultado
David Russi
3 +1provide
Mark Nathan
4 -1Give up / into, Fail
Gary D


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
arrojar / dar como resultado


Explanation:
calibrating the dates that various values of branching ratios cause potassium-argon dating to GIVE AS RESULT

David Russi
United States
Local time: 15:25
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lingua.Franca
2 mins
neutral  BrettMN: This is the English-->English section, not English-->Spanish
9 hrs
  -> Yes, I noticed that after answering, but Ana is a Spanish speaker, so I decided not to try to corrct myself or remove the enswer, it may be useful to her.
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
provide


Explanation:
the results that this form of dating provide or generate

Mark Nathan
France
Local time: 23:25
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jim Tucker (X)
15 hrs
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Give up / into, Fail


Explanation:
ratios cause potassium-argon dating to give up, against the uranium-thorium scheme.
To be shown to be faulty or to fail when tested, Give up or yield under the test or the pressures of the scheme

Gary D
Local time: 07:25
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Jim Tucker (X): potassium-argon dating yields = "produces" or "results in" dates
9 hrs
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