annehmen

English translation: assume

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German term or phrase:annehmen
English translation:assume
Entered by: Narasimhan Raghavan

22:46 Dec 11, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general) / measurement technology
German term or phrase: annehmen
Here's the context:
Die Neuinstallation von pH-Messstellen in analoger bzw. in digitaler Technik bei gleichzeitiger Einrichtung des pH-Labors:
In diesem Fall wird die Neuinstallation von 10 pH-Messstellen angenommen. Im späteren Betrieb werden eine monatliche Kalibrierung und ein 2-maliger Elektrodenwechsel jährlich je Messstelle unterstellt.

I cannot come up with a translation from "annehmen" other than "accept". However, to say, "In this case the new installation of 10 pH measuring points is accepted" just sounds plain weird in English. Is there a technical meaning to "annehmen" in this context?
Laurina
assumed or presumed
Explanation:
For the sake of design calculations, one has to start from some situation, which will usually be an educated assumption.
Selected response from:

Narasimhan Raghavan
Local time: 20:41
Grading comment
Of course!! I feel quite stupid now for not figuring this out myself!!
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Summary of answers provided
4assumed or presumed
Narasimhan Raghavan
3 +1to assume, s. below
Gert Sass (M.A.)
3take into account
Oliver Walter


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
take into account


Explanation:
Something like this?

Oliver Walter
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 48
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
assumed or presumed


Explanation:
For the sake of design calculations, one has to start from some situation, which will usually be an educated assumption.

Narasimhan Raghavan
Local time: 20:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Tamil
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Of course!! I feel quite stupid now for not figuring this out myself!!
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to assume, s. below


Explanation:
The following scenario is based on (the assumption of) ...

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Note added at 7 mins (2006-12-11 22:54:02 GMT)
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or: presupposition (instead of assumption)


Gert Sass (M.A.)
Germany
Local time: 17:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nesrin
1 min
  -> Thank you Nesrin. Unfortunately the asker does not seem to have taken this into account really.
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