numero absoluto
English translation: (an) absolute number (of accidents)
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6 mins confidence: 
absolute amount Explanation: that is, not related to other factors (e.g. population) |
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32 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1as the incidence of actual disasters turned out higher than Explanation: as the incidence of actual disasters turned out higher than |
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41 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1(an) absolute number (of accidents) Explanation: an absolute number (of accidents) Explanation: [PDF] ROAD SKID RESISTANCE INFLUENCE ON THE NUMBER OF CRASH ACCIDENTS File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML characteristics and relative number of accidents is high, though the absolute number of accidents on that roads is low. 27 % of all accidents happened on 15 ... www.pavement-consultants.com/.../Paper_RoadSkidResistance_C... |
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19 hrs confidence:
(actual) number (see explanation) Explanation: 'Absolute number' is a number that is not a percentage (or 'relative number'). That's all it means. HOWEVER, IF your text also refers to relative numbers, then of course you would have to say 'absolute'. Assuming that your text does NOT also refer to relative numbers, then 'number' alone is sufficient because the context makes it abundantly clear that it's not a relative number. If you want to give a tip of the hat to "absoluto", then you could say 'actual', but in my opinion it's not necessary. Since the concept of absolute vs. relative numbers may not be clear to some readers, I think it would be nice to avoid it if you can, to reduce confusion. So, to summarize, you can say: - a larger number of disasters - a larger actual number of disasters - a larger absolute number of disasters (if you need to) - a larger number of disasters in absolute terms (if you need to) |
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