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Poor square wave test

Spanish translation: insuficiente, deficiente

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English term or phrase:Poor square wave test
Spanish translation:insuficiente, deficiente
Entered by: lourdes03

22:42 Feb 20, 2011
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng / Medical equipment
English term or phrase: Poor square wave test
The document describes the way in which an arterial blood collection system is set up
One of the figures is labeled as

Overdamped System
Poor Square Wave Test

How do you translate "poor" in this case?

Thanks
RK
insuficiente, deficiente
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lourdes03
Local time: 11:38
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2insuficiente, deficiente
lourdes03
5pobre/ de mala calidad/ de baja resolución
Javier Moreno Pollarolo
4 +1mediocre
Jennifer Levey


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
the word poor in the phrase poor square wave test
pobre/ de mala calidad/ de baja resolución


Explanation:
Pobre
o "de mala calidad"

Javier Moreno Pollarolo
United States
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Jennifer Levey: The phrase is concerned with the 'shape' of the square-wave, not the 'resolution'. // noise wouldn't usually be visible in a square-wave test, which is done 'locally'; other info in my answer.
3 mins
  -> You might be right. But how about the presence of noise? "pobre" generalizes the bad quality of the test.
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
the word poor in the phrase poor square wave test
insuficiente, deficiente


Explanation:
mi opinión

lourdes03
Local time: 11:38
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claudia Brauer: deficiente fue mi primera reaccion
1 hr
  -> gracias Claudia
agree  Julio Bereciartu
1 day 3 hrs
  -> gracias
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the word poor in the phrase poor square wave test
mediocre


Explanation:
i.e. the 'square wave' is not very 'square'

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Note added at 10 mins (2011-02-20 22:52:22 GMT)
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A square-wave signal is often used to check the frequency reponse of an electronic system. Typical faults causing a poor result are inadequate low-frequency response (the top of the 'square' slopes down from L to R), ringing (the leading edge of the square swings above and below the level of the top of the square), etc.
In many applications, a square-wave qualified as 'poor' would be scarcely recognisable as a 'square-wave' at all.

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Note added at 21 mins (2011-02-20 23:03:42 GMT)
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Note that 'overdamped' in the source text refers to a system that has been set up to curb ringing (unwanted high-frequency oscillation mentioned above), and the probable consequence is that that the low-frequency response has also been impaired, seen as a downward slope of the top of the square-wave.

Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 05:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 345

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Javier Moreno Pollarolo: In that case, that´s right.
10 mins
  -> Gracias :)
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