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Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

circonferenza di centro

English translation:

circumference centered at

Added to glossary by william wooderson
May 6, 2008 12:26
16 yrs ago
Italian term

circonferenza di centro

Italian to English Other Mathematics & Statistics
Could this just be translated as "circumference"?

C è la circonferenza di centro (0,0) e raggio 1; r è la semiretta bisettrice del I quadrante; A è il punto di intersezione tra C e r.

And is quadrant = segment?
Proposed translations (English)
4 +6 circumference centered at
4 +4 with center 0 (with center =0)
4 circumference with center at coordinates 0,0

Discussion

Grey Drane (X) May 7, 2008:
You're welcome, but as luskie says, you're expected to pick a "winner" for the points. I wouldn't mention it except that opportunities for math & stats points don't seem to come around that often.
william wooderson (asker) May 6, 2008:
I think "circumference centered at" sounds just fine, I've opted for this!
Thanks again folks for all the feedback, much appreciated

Proposed translations

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23 mins
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circumference centered at

No, it's not a single term. This is saying that the coordinates of the center of the circumference are 0,0 (i.e. the origin). So "circumference centered at 0,0" or something along those lines.

See:

http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circonferenza (Italian explanation)

and

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle (English article about the circle)

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Note added at 26 mins (2008-05-06 12:52:53 GMT)
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And no, "quadrante" is "quadrant". The "first quadrant" is the one where both the x and y axes are positive.

See:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartesian_coordinate_system#Two...
Peer comment(s):
agree Adele Oliveri
9 mins
agree luskie : :)
17 mins
agree Vladimir Micic
1 hr
agree Dana Rinaldi
2 hrs
agree Gian : sì, inoltre ci vuole il doppio 0 separato da una virgola essendo le coordinate (x, y) dell'origine
3 hrs
yeah, that's a good point. I almost wanted to retract my "agree" to luskie's answer when I noticed that... and may still do that... still pondering...
agree Peter Cox
15 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks v much Grey Dane (as you can tell I'm no expert at maths)"
3 hrs

circumference with center at coordinates 0,0

center (or centre) at x=0, y=0

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Note added at 3 ore (2008-05-06 16:10:05 GMT)
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quadrant = quadrante è un quarto del cerchio
Il 1° quadrante, come detto, è quello che ha valori di x e y positivi
Il 2° quello che ha valori di x negativi e valori di y positivi
Il 3° x negativi, y negativi
Il 4° x positivi, y negativi
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+4
24 mins

with center 0 (with center =0)

or maybe "centered at (0.0)"

and no, a quadrant is not a segment but a sector, one of the four sectors, the four with right angles
it's the fourth part of a circle, or of a pie if you prefer :)

hth

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Note added at 26 mins (2008-05-06 12:52:28 GMT)
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here you have quadrant vs segment:
http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/images/circle-slices.gif

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Note added at 4 hrs (2008-05-06 16:57:38 GMT)
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x william: of course I agree that I missed the comma, so grey gave the correct suggestion

x gray: oh please do it, you may well not only retract your agree but even disagree with me... I keep on messing my mind with this ". vs ," stuff, I force myself to put these . .. . . ... everywhere when talking to you english people, and I should have known that one time or another this was bound to be fatal to me :)))



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Note added at 4 hrs (2008-05-06 17:08:23 GMT)
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(((anyway, coordinates 0,0 can still be "summarized" in a single 0, I think)))

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Note added at 4 hrs (2008-05-06 17:20:52 GMT)
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you're very much welcome, william, but... ahem... you're expected to choose one of the answers... you know... and the winner is...? :))
Note from asker:
Many thanks to Luskie, Adele and Grey
Peer comment(s):
agree Adele Oliveri
8 mins
agree Grey Drane (X) : just to be fair :) ... although I did give my answer one minute faster! ;-)
24 mins
thank you so much :) (yep, but if you like to count... you gave 1 answer and I gave 2 ;-)
agree Vladimir Micic
1 hr
agree Dana Rinaldi
2 hrs
neutral Gian : ci vogliono entrambi i valori di x, y; è chiaro che qui si sta parlando di un piano, dato che il testo da il valore x, y=0; la z serve quando si parla si spazio!
4 hrs
non so gian, chiaro che con entrambi i valori l'info è più dettagliata, ma se dici che una cosa ha centro in 0 è chiaro che sia x sia y sono =0, e credo che se non altro per brevità si dica eccome :) (ma implicherebbe anche z=0, che invece qui non si sa)
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