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beliebig klein werden

English translation: (will be) arbitrarily small

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German term or phrase:beliebig klein werden
English translation:(will be) arbitrarily small
Entered by: Christine Lam

02:54 Jan 18, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Physics
German term or phrase: beliebig klein werden
es geht um Teilchengrößenverteilung von Latices mit der Ultrazentrifuge
Besitzt die Suspension eine kontinuierliche Teilchengrößenverteilung, so werden die Konzentrations- und Lichtintensitätsstufen beliebig klein.
Christine Lam
Local time: 22:20
(will be) arbitrarily small
Explanation:
the radius of the cluster is allowed to be arbitrarily small. ... der Radius des Haufens bei fixierter Teilchenzahl N beliebig klein werden. ...
adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1981AnP...493...67G - Similar pages
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David Hollywood
Local time: 23:20
Grading comment
thank you, this option seems to work better in my context
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2(will be) arbitrarily small
David Hollywood
3 +1optional
Jon Fedler


  

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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
(will be) arbitrarily small


Explanation:
the radius of the cluster is allowed to be arbitrarily small. ... der Radius des Haufens bei fixierter Teilchenzahl N beliebig klein werden. ...
adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1981AnP...493...67G - Similar pages

David Hollywood
Local time: 23:20
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
thank you, this option seems to work better in my context

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Harry Borsje: continuous distribution = discrete distribution with arbitrariliy small intervals
4 hrs
  -> thanks Harry :)
agree  Jack Becconsall
12 hrs
  -> thanks Jack :)
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54 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
optional


Explanation:
It depends on the context and content of the activity. If the scientists can determine or control the size of the latices, I think optional would be appropriate/

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Note added at 56 mins (2007-01-18 03:50:50 GMT)
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i.e. (will be) optionally small, or, perhaps, in better English: of a 'user-desired" size.

Jon Fedler
Local time: 05:20
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  casper (X): How about '...any required size'? // Frankly, I just tweaked yr answer, so I don't feel justified in posting it separately...The point, anyways, is to help and not to win or lose ;-)
1 hr
  -> I like your suggestion; why don't you senfd it separately. may the best man win
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