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Sigmacr�tico

English translation: sigmacritic

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Spanish term or phrase:Sigmacr�tico
English translation:sigmacritic

10:31 Nov 27, 2009
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2009-11-30 10:54:29 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Energy / Power Generation / Turbine
Spanish term or phrase: Sigmacr�tico
The default sigma as defined in subsection 7.3.14c of the IEC 193 standard should be used as the cutoff point or sigmacritic
waldley
Local time: 13:47
sigmacritic
Explanation:
Yes, you got it right.
You won't find it in any dictionary, it's one of those slang words which are so rarified they're used almost exclusively by the people who invented them. In this case, it may not even appear in IEC 193.
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Maria Luz Ochoa de Olza Velasco
Local time: 17:47
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5 +1sigmacritic
Maria Luz Ochoa de Olza Velasco


  

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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
sigmacritic


Explanation:
Yes, you got it right.
You won't find it in any dictionary, it's one of those slang words which are so rarified they're used almost exclusively by the people who invented them. In this case, it may not even appear in IEC 193.


Maria Luz Ochoa de Olza Velasco
Local time: 17:47
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.
Notes to answerer
Asker: I think we can use the term "critical sigma"


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agree  Emma Ratcliffe
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