pesos

English translation: weights

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Portuguese term or phrase:pesos
English translation:weights
Entered by: Helena Grahn

17:56 Jan 10, 2013
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
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Portuguese term or phrase: pesos
Considerar a soma dos algarismos no somatório dos produtos dos pesos. Ou seja, se o produto for superior a 9 os dois algarismos devem ser somados.

O que seria peso aqui?
Helena Grahn
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:44
weights
Explanation:
Penso que seja o peso dado a cada variável. No caso o produto é a multiplicação de um peso por outro.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weighting
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Luiza Modesto
Brazil
Local time: 12:44
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weights


Explanation:
I believe your context refers to statistical weights.

statistical weight [stə′tis·tə·kəl ′wāt]
(statistics)
A number assigned to each value or range of values of a given quantity, giving the number of times this value or range of values is found to be observed.
(statistical mechanics

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 11:44
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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agree  Silvia Aquino
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
weights


Explanation:
Penso que seja o peso dado a cada variável. No caso o produto é a multiplicação de um peso por outro.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weighting

Luiza Modesto
Brazil
Local time: 12:44
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 57

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agree  Silvia Aquino
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