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4-wertigen Ziffern

English translation: 2-digit numbers, with digits taking values from 1 to 4/between 1 and 4

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German term or phrase:4-wertigen Ziffern
English translation:2-digit numbers, with digits taking values from 1 to 4/between 1 and 4
Entered by: Alexander Schleber (X)

15:20 Nov 30, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng / wireless control devices
German term or phrase: 4-wertigen Ziffern
"Diese beiden Teile sind jeweils 2-stellig mit 4-wertigen Ziffern (Ziffern von 1 bis 4)."

Tentatively transslated as 4-bit digits.

Please confirm or make suggestions.
Please provide references if possible.
Alexander
Alexander Schleber (X)
Belgium
Local time: 05:58
2-digit numbers, with digits taking values from 1 to 4/between 1 and 4
Explanation:
These/Both are 2-digit numbers, with digits taking values from 1 to 4/between 1 and 4.

Mir scheint es so eindeutiger, wenn auch etwas länger.

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Note added at 3 hrs 2 mins (2005-11-30 18:22:49 GMT)
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oder "with digit values ranging from 1 to 4".
Selected response from:

Steffen Pollex (X)
Local time: 05:58
Grading comment
Thanks to all the contributors.
A subsequent sentences shows that this answer is absolutely correct: "Mögliche Werte für die Adressgruppe und die Unteradresse sind somit 11, 12, 13, 14, 21, 22, 23, 24, 31, 32, 33, 34, 41, 42, 43 und 44." Thanks Steffen.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +42-digit numbers, with digits taking values from 1 to 4/between 1 and 4
Steffen Pollex (X)
4 -14-digit numbers
oxygen4u
3quaternary
Klaus Herrmann


Discussion entries: 1





  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
4-digit numbers


Explanation:
Could this be it?
:)

oxygen4u
Portugal
Local time: 04:58
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Steffen Pollex (X): No, "4-digit numbers" are different from "2-digit" numbers. A 2-digit number is "22", a 4-digit number is "2222".
2 hrs
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
quaternary


Explanation:
Since it's a 2-digit number, 4 is the base hence quaternary (cf. ocatl or hexadecimal).

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Note added at 16 mins (2005-11-30 15:36:48 GMT)
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The number system using four as a basis is called the quaternary number system
from rhea ... Table 1. Decimal Numbers and Quaternary numbers side-by-side. ...
members.shaw.ca/johnhendricksmath/Downloads/Making%20a%20Magic%20Square.pdf


    Reference: http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/view/60405.html
Klaus Herrmann
Germany
Local time: 05:58
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 358

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Ken Cox: only if your audience is mathematicians // 'normal' quaternary numbers would be 0, 1, 2 & 3
20 mins
  -> Oh, I didn't take 1-4 literally. I stand corrected.
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
2-digit numbers, with digits taking values from 1 to 4/between 1 and 4


Explanation:
These/Both are 2-digit numbers, with digits taking values from 1 to 4/between 1 and 4.

Mir scheint es so eindeutiger, wenn auch etwas länger.

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Note added at 3 hrs 2 mins (2005-11-30 18:22:49 GMT)
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oder "with digit values ranging from 1 to 4".

Steffen Pollex (X)
Local time: 05:58
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks to all the contributors.
A subsequent sentences shows that this answer is absolutely correct: "Mögliche Werte für die Adressgruppe und die Unteradresse sind somit 11, 12, 13, 14, 21, 22, 23, 24, 31, 32, 33, 34, 41, 42, 43 und 44." Thanks Steffen.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jccantrell: This one sounds best to me. Two-digit numbers using the values 1 to 4 for each value.
5 mins
  -> Thank you!
agree  Arthur Allmendinger
15 mins
  -> Thank you!
agree  Ken Cox: you could make it even longer by saying 'taking on one of four values in the range of 1 to 4' :)
24 mins
  -> Thank you!
agree  gangels (X)
1 hr
  -> Thank you!
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