Wurzel

22:49 Jul 30, 2009 

ProZers do use the glossary entries in both directions - it will be confusing if another definition is entered, particularly for non-Mathematicians

14:24 Jul 30, 2009 

The glossary entry you are referring to resulted from the following question: "sqrt - stands for square root. What is the German abbreviation for that?" (language direction English > German).

Interestingly, the answer chosen was "Quadratwurzel" (and not an abbreviation!), but the asker pointed out that she used "Wurzel"; this is how it came about that (rightly or wrongly) "Wurzel" found its way into the glossary.

I ask myself the question in this connection, what this is actually supposed to prove?

Also, please note: the language direction of the current question is German > English (please see above).

11:47 Jul 30, 2009 

There is already one translation of 'sqrt'= Wurzel in the glossary - <http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_german/mathematics_stat...

08:04 Jul 30, 2009 

The asker was looking for a translation of the term "Wurzel". From the context given it was clear that the mathematical "Wurzel" was meant.

The translation of "Wurzel" [math] = root, i.e. root of a number and not square root. This should also go into the glossary as "root [math], e.g. root of a number" and not "square root".

In the asker's text, reference is made to "Wurzel aus Peakfläche" = "[square] root of the peak area" where, to be precise, the word "square" should be used, as I have in fact illustrated in each one of my examples in my answer given below.

However, when using just the root symbol this would by convention denote (correctly or incorrectly) square root, if I remember this rightly. When using the symbol for cubic root, then this has to be shown by using the root symbol together with the number 3.

This is how I understand this IMHO, but I am not a mathematician.

There are quite a number of good definitions to be found when googling. Here is just one example:
encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia.../Root_(mathematics).html

01:50 Jul 30, 2009 

I don't think the word 'root' qualifies as a glossary entry -

01:12 Jul 30, 2009 

but the peak area part was obvious also before. "square root of peak" would be out of context and a wrong translation for the glossary ;-)

00:27 Jul 30, 2009 

Hi Sibsab,
..I agree, but in this case, its obviously 'square root of peak area'- I'm just concerned about translating one word out of context, in case it gets entered in the Kudos glossary (some of the mathematics translations there are already very poor and misleading)

23:49 Jul 29, 2009 

Quadratwurzel = square root, ther eis nothing as "square root of peak" since that is missing some information. It can be square root of peak area or square root of peak intensity, two very different things.

21:06 Jul 29, 2009 

Quadratwurzel = square root
'square root of peak' is a different mathematical entity - for analytical probes - eg see page 2 of reference at <http://www.softgenetics.com/MLPAApplicationNote.pdf>