Oct 1, 2010 14:41
13 yrs ago
Russian term

Но не в меньшей, если не в большей мере

Russian to English Science Science (general) scientific writing
Но не в меньшей, если не в большей мере эффективность параллельных вычислений зависит также от уровня развития языков программирования...

Discussion

Alexandra Taggart Oct 1, 2010:
Normally, it should be put in brackets: Но не в меньшей (если не в большей) мере...

Proposed translations

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at least as much, ... if not more so

However, the effectiveness of the parallel equations depends at least as much on the level of the programming languages, if not more so, ...
Peer comment(s):

agree Rachel Douglas : Depending on what came before, it might be appropriate to omit "so."
7 mins
agree Irina Ivanova (X) : Yes. Might also change the word order: The effectiveness of the parallel equations depends at least as much, if not more so [than whatever it was compared to in the previous sentence], on the level of programming languages.
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However, not to the least extent, if not to the most...

However, not to the least extent, if not to the most, effectiveness....
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However, the effectiveness of... is no less, if not to a greater extent, dependent upon...

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Peer comment(s):

agree Mark Berelekhis
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Thank you, Mark
agree Olga Cartlidge : or is at least as dependent... if not to a greater extent. // Thank you, Roman ! : - ))
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sounds quite a bit more eloquent to me, you should post it as a separate entry ))
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Russian term (edited): Но не в меньшей, если не в большей мере ... зависит также от

That being said, ... depends not less, if not more, on ...

Но + также ≈ That being said

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Note added at 53 mins (2010-10-01 15:35:13 GMT)
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"not less, if not more" — http://bit.ly/cbWtlM
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Therefore, not in lesser, if not in greater extent

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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-10-01 17:05:49 GMT)
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http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=42898
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