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Stufenzahl/en

English translation: power of ten (wrt decimal fractions)

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German term or phrase:Stufenzahl
English translation:power of ten (wrt decimal fractions)
Entered by: Nandini Vivek

13:49 Sep 23, 2008
German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Mathematics & Statistics
German term or phrase: Stufenzahl/en
The term appears in a learning module

- Multiplikation von periodischen Dezimalbrüchen mit Stufenzahlen

- beim Multiplizieren / Dividieren eines periodischen Dezimalbruchs mit einer Stufenzahl die Regeln zur Kommaverschiebung angewandt werden können

Will the term "number step" fit the context. I must confess I do not remember my highschool maths all that well.
Appreciate your inputs. Thanks in advance for all the help
Nandini Vivek
power of ten
Explanation:
IMO what it means in this particular context (1 = Stufe 0, 10 = Stufe 1, 100 = Stufe 2, etc.)

ref:

http://iq.lycos.de/qa/show/404559/Was ist eine Stufenzahl (b...
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Ken Cox
Local time: 01:13
Grading comment
Thank you , especially for the explanation in detail - it helped in refreshing my maths and in ensuring better output
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4power of ten
Ken Cox
3number of steps
Edith Kelly


  

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number of steps


Explanation:
Muret-Sanders and quite a few google hits when inputting Stufenzahl and "number of steps"

Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 01:13
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
power of ten


Explanation:
IMO what it means in this particular context (1 = Stufe 0, 10 = Stufe 1, 100 = Stufe 2, etc.)

ref:

http://iq.lycos.de/qa/show/404559/Was ist eine Stufenzahl (b...

Ken Cox
Local time: 01:13
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 40
Grading comment
Thank you , especially for the explanation in detail - it helped in refreshing my maths and in ensuring better output

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jccantrell: But that is only for the decimal numbering system :) That was my understanding of this, the number position, i.e., units, tens, hundreds (for the decimal system) It is the power of the base number in the notation. --XX-- True, too.
6 mins
  -> true -- it can be generalised to any base, but the specific context here is decimal fractions, so it's most likely powers of ten
agree  Sabine Akabayov, PhD
46 mins
agree  aruna yallapragada
1 hr
agree  casper (X): "Jede Zehnerpotenz 10 n ist eine Stufenzahl; der Exponent gibt die Zahl der Nullen der Stufenzahl an": http://www.vilsmaier.de/vimapage/daten/starkheim-skriptum/a1...
3 hrs
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