à point à l'infini

English translation: point at infinity/ideal point

06:51 Jul 27, 2020
French to English translations [PRO]
Science - Physics / application of force (between flat objects)
French term or phrase: à point à l'infini
In a procedure for measuring soil contact resistance (for earthing purposes) FR-FR

Valeurs mesurées entre une électrode de XXXm² comprimée avec une force de YYY N à point à l'infini.

I think it get the idea: that this flat electrode is being considered as comprising an infinite number of points (just as a line can be); however, I can find little corroboration for this in the 'Net, still less any inkling of what it might be in EN.

I have a sneaky feeling that 'point' ought maybe to be in the plural, in fact — that would mke more sense, surely, for 'an infinity number of points'?
Tony M
France
Local time: 10:19
English translation:point at infinity/ideal point
Explanation:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_at_infinity
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Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
Mexico
Local time: 04:19
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Summary of answers provided
2 +1pressure applied evenly over the entire surface
Bashiqa
3point at infinity/ideal point
Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
3repeatedly in a non-terminating process
Lisa Rosengard
2a remote point
liz askew


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pressure applied evenly over the entire surface


Explanation:
Presumably to indicate that the earth or whatever covers the plate and that there is not simply a jumble of rocks scattered over the plate which would not have the same electrical contact.

Bashiqa
France
Local time: 10:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, Chris! As it turns out, in this specific measuring technique, it isn't anything to do with the force being applied, which is what had originally misled me!


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agree  Yolanda Broad
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a remote point


Explanation:
Improving the Reliability of Power Systems With More ...www.sestech.com › pdfPDF
specify in detail how to make soil resistivity measurements using the Wenner 4-pin ... between the grid and a remote point (at infinity). Close to the grid, this ...
by RD Southey - ‎2005 - ‎Cited by 18 - ‎Related articles

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IEEE Guide for Measuring Earth Resistivity ... - IEEE Xploreieeexplore.ieee.org › iel5
Keywords: Ground testing, soil resistivity, ground resistance, ground ... http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/standards.jsp, or contact the IEEE at the address listed ... vicinity of a ground electrode from or to a remote point external to the ground electrode ... for resistance measurements, the resulting values will be fairly close, but they ...


liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:19
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks a lot Liz, for your contribution which put me very much onto the right track. I feel constrained to select another answer, simply because it corresponds to the verion I used in the end. But your suggestion « m'a bien mis la puce à l'oreille », and I can't thank you enough for your help.

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point at infinity/ideal point


Explanation:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_at_infinity

Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
Mexico
Local time: 04:19
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks a lot, Juan ! Your answer, like Liz's earlier one, set me on the right track, and it was your form of wording that I eventually submitted and was validated by my customer.

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repeatedly in a non-terminating process


Explanation:
In the on line dictionaries ('Deepl.com/translator' and 'thefreedictionary.com') 'ad infinitum' and 'endlessly medium' are included in the possible definitions.
The given information describes values measured between electrodes, pressed or compressed with a specified force, which is continued repeatedly about half-way between extremes.

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The comments about ground resistance and contradictions about the force or pressure applied to the ground during a process were unusual as the original information states that earthing purposes were the reason for asking the question. That could be anything from building to road digging or surfacing, tree felling, planting, grass or hedge trimming.
A geometric answer to the question is 'a point at infinite or ideal point which is an idealized point at the end of a line',
It's a pity that my suggestion was such technical nonsense and that dictionary definitions, computer aids and word translations are such a bother, but the kudoz question asks for a translation from French to English.

Lisa Rosengard
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:19
Native speaker of: English
Notes to answerer
Asker: In this specialist subject, I fear general-purpose dictionaires and machine translation are rarely much help, still less when combined with a simplistic, word-by-word approach, which is rarely applicable in technical language. Not only does your suggestion represent wild over interpretation, it is also technical nonsense, and I'm afraid has nothing whatever to do with the context here.

Asker: On KudoZ, we seek help translating tough technical terms, after we have exhausted all the normal, basic resources — which included Internet "translation" tools and basic dictionaries; none of which can be regarded as authoritative sources unless / until they are corroborated by other, more authoritative and usually specialist resources. Mrofessional translation means a great deal more than just non-specialists plucking random words out of dictionary-dom, without the specialist knowledge to make any kind of meaningful interpretation of them as used together.

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