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minimalny

English translation: a minimal

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Polish term or phrase:minimalny
English translation:a minimal
Entered by: literary

13:01 Jan 13, 2014
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Surveying
Polish term or phrase: minimalny
najszybsze metody, które do obliczeń wykorzystują minimalną ilość odszukanych punktów.

niejasność: niewielką czy najmniejszą?
literary
Local time: 02:15
a minimal number
Explanation:
This should give the sense of 'a few", insignificant number,

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Note added at 1 day13 hrs (2014-01-15 02:15:43 GMT)
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small number
minimalSmallest in amount or degree.

What would be a "reasonable" minimal number of observations to look for a trend over time with a linear regression? what about fitting a quadratic model?
http://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/37833/minimal-numbe...


A finite concave minimization algorithm is proposed for constructing kernel classi¯ers that use a minimal number of data points both in generating and characterizing a classier.
http://machinelearning.wustl.edu/mlpapers/paper_files/FungMS...
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Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 20:15
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1minimum number
Krystian Kop (X)
3a minimal number
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.


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minimum number


Explanation:
minimum number of...

Krystian Kop (X)
Poland
Local time: 02:15
Native speaker of: Polish
PRO pts in category: 28
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1 day 13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
a minimal number


Explanation:
This should give the sense of 'a few", insignificant number,

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Note added at 1 day13 hrs (2014-01-15 02:15:43 GMT)
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small number
minimalSmallest in amount or degree.

What would be a "reasonable" minimal number of observations to look for a trend over time with a linear regression? what about fitting a quadratic model?
http://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/37833/minimal-numbe...


A finite concave minimization algorithm is proposed for constructing kernel classi¯ers that use a minimal number of data points both in generating and characterizing a classier.
http://machinelearning.wustl.edu/mlpapers/paper_files/FungMS...


Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 20:15
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 349
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