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clock math

Portuguese translation: aritmética modular

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English term or phrase:clock math
Portuguese translation:aritmética modular
Entered by: Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida

14:10 Mar 2, 2009
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Mathematics & Statistics
English term or phrase: clock math
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Concepts such as mathematical crystal structure, set theory, clock math, and the Cuisenaire rod method,
fbossard
Brazil
Local time: 11:53
aritmética modular
Explanation:
Diria assim...
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 15:53
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Summary of answers provided
4 +6aritmética modular
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
4 +2aritmética de relógio
Marlene Curtis


Discussion entries: 1





  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
aritmética de relógio


Explanation:
Sugestão.

Ver

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modular_arithmetic

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 10:53
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 57

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Isabel Maria Almeida
0 min
  -> Grata Isabel Maria!
agree  Floriana Leary: Esta está certa tal como o da Tesera. Estão as duas correctas!
46 mins
  -> Grata Floriana!
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
aritmética modular


Explanation:
Diria assim...

Example sentence(s):
  • Uma das ferramentas mais importantes na teoria dos números é a aritmética modular, que envolve o conceito de congruência

    Reference: http://www.atractor.pt/mat/alg_controlo/arit_modular/mod_tex...
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 15:53
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 52

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paul Dixon: Yes, indeed. Hit the bull's eye! For the non-mathematicians, a = b (mod n) if and only if a - b is a multiple of n (assuming a > b). [= should in fact have three lines (congruent) but can't find it on my keyboard].
13 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  Artur Jorge Martins
22 mins
  -> Obrigada!
agree  Floriana Leary: Esta está certa, tal como a da Marlene, estão as duas correctas!
40 mins
  -> Obrigada! O termo técnico é aritmética modular ou cíclica...
agree  rhandler
1 hr
  -> Obrigada!
agree  Humberto Ribas
2 hrs
  -> Obrigada!
agree  Claudio Mazotti
3 hrs
  -> Obrigada!
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