aus der x2en Ableitung heraus
English translation: from the x² derivative
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| German to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Mathematics & Statistics / teenage novel | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Darin Fitzpatrick United States | ||||||
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| 4 | from the x² derivative |
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| 2 | of the x-squaredth derivative |
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| 3 -1 | from the second derivative |
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| second derivatives? |
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of the x-squaredth derivative Explanation: Just to make sure: does your source really read x^2en Ableitung (x_superscript{2}en)? If so, then it is used in order to express that the girl has no clue about maths: it doesn't make sense. My feeble, non-native attempt would in this case be: "of the x-squaredth derivative" Again: this doesn't make much sense mathematically (although cases could be constructed where it does), and I suppose that that's exactly what the point is. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 30 Min. (2009-04-03 16:09:08 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- In high school maths, you most probably only get in touch with 1st and 2nd derivatives, and other derivatives are quite unusual anywhere else as well. |
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peer agreement (net): -1from the second derivative Explanation: I think the reference is right! |
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from the x² derivative Explanation: I agree with efreitag that the point of the passage is to show that the speaker doesn't know what she's talking about. I would use this notation, however, rather than write out the pronunciation. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 days51 mins (2009-04-05 16:30:31 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Pronounce x² as "ex squared", and x²-th as "ex squaredth". It obviously doesn't come up much, even in mathematical usage, but the second is more correct, while the first is more likely to be heard, as it is easier to say. |
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| Reference: second derivatives? Reference information: I'm guessing somewhat, but bearing in mind the reference to curves, points and graphs, maybe these sources might jog the memory? http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/derivative/using-derivative... Reference: http://www.maths.abdn.ac.uk/~igc/tch/ma1002/diff/node32.html Reference: http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk/pseudo_science.html |
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