Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

report de dizaine par une unité de l’ordre supérieur

English translation:

carry one (to the next power of ten)

Added to glossary by DLyons
Jun 7, 2016 07:54
7 yrs ago
French term

report de dizaine par une unité de l’ordre supérieur

French to English Science Mathematics & Statistics function of carry mechanism
Museum visitors' guide, here talking about the collection of mechanical calculators. This is in a "related topic" sidebar. Reporteur = carry mechanism.

Le reporteur : une petite trouvaille pour un grand saut
L’histoire des machines à calculer débute au 17e siècle. Le dispositif mécanique qui va faire toute la différence entre un simple instrument de calcul et une machine à calculer est le reporteur. Il va permettre d’automatiser le principe du **report de dizaine par une unité de l’ordre supérieur. **

I'm thinking of something like "automatic carry(-over) of tens to the next power of ten" but would welcome any suggestions for improvement.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 carry one (to the next power of ten)
Change log

Jun 26, 2016 23:30: DLyons Created KOG entry

Discussion

Didier Fourcot Jun 7, 2016:
carryover of tens to one unit of the next level? This looks like a general public description rather than mathematicians' reading, so "power of ten" could be a bit too technical and source is simply "ordre"?
dwt2 Jun 7, 2016:
Agree with your suggestion. This reference describes it well https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal's_calculator

Proposed translations

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carry one (to the next power of ten)

I'd just say "carry one" or even "carrying" myself.
Peer comment(s):

agree Daryo
46 mins
Thanks Daryo
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "sorry for the delay - it's a long and very complex text! I used your suggestion, adding 'higher' (next higher power of 10). Thanks!"
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