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suure

English translation: quantity

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Finnish term or phrase:suure
English translation:quantity
Entered by: Spencer Allman

10:28 Oct 20, 2010
Finnish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng
Finnish term or phrase: suure
context:

sähkölaitteiden suureet



magnitudes?

thanks in advance
Spencer Allman
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:59
quantity
Explanation:
Quantity is a kind of property which exists as magnitude or multitude. It is among the basic classes of things along with quality, substance, change, and relation. Quantity was first introduced as quantum, an entity having quantity. Being a fundamental term, quantity is used to refer to any type of quantitative properties or attributes of things. Some quantities are such by their inner nature (as number), while others are functioning as states (properties, dimensions, attributes) of things such as heavy and light, long and short, broad and narrow, small and great, or much and little. One form of much, muchly is used to say that something is likely to happen. A small quantity is sometimes referred to as a quantulum.

Two basic divisions of quantity, magnitude and multitude, imply the principal distinction between continuity (continuum) and discontinuity.

"Suure tarkoittaa jonkin esineen tai ilmiön fysikaalisesti mitattavissa
olevaa ominaisuutta, kun taas yksikkö tarkoittaa sitä mittaa, johon
suuretta mitattaessa suureen arvoa verrataan"


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Note added at 37 mins (2010-10-20 11:05:44 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantity#Quantity_in_physical_s...
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Arja Whiteside (X)
Local time: 19:59
Grading comment
Many thanks Arja
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5parameter
Erkki Pekkinen
4 +1quantity
Arja Whiteside (X)


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
parameter


Explanation:
Suure means parameter

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Note added at 9 mins (2010-10-20 10:38:07 GMT)
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in plural = parameters

Example sentence(s):
  • The parameters were assessed using an instrument.
Erkki Pekkinen
Finland
Local time: 19:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FinnishFinnish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Timo Lehtilä: I guess this is correct in English, I also guess that 'parametrit' would have been more correct in Finnish.
3 hrs
disagree  Desmond O'Rourke: 'suure' is not a parameter, it is instead a definite quantity
7 hrs
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
quantity


Explanation:
Quantity is a kind of property which exists as magnitude or multitude. It is among the basic classes of things along with quality, substance, change, and relation. Quantity was first introduced as quantum, an entity having quantity. Being a fundamental term, quantity is used to refer to any type of quantitative properties or attributes of things. Some quantities are such by their inner nature (as number), while others are functioning as states (properties, dimensions, attributes) of things such as heavy and light, long and short, broad and narrow, small and great, or much and little. One form of much, muchly is used to say that something is likely to happen. A small quantity is sometimes referred to as a quantulum.

Two basic divisions of quantity, magnitude and multitude, imply the principal distinction between continuity (continuum) and discontinuity.

"Suure tarkoittaa jonkin esineen tai ilmiön fysikaalisesti mitattavissa
olevaa ominaisuutta, kun taas yksikkö tarkoittaa sitä mittaa, johon
suuretta mitattaessa suureen arvoa verrataan"


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Note added at 37 mins (2010-10-20 11:05:44 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantity#Quantity_in_physical_s...

Arja Whiteside (X)
Local time: 19:59
Native speaker of: Native in FinnishFinnish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Many thanks Arja

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Desmond O'Rourke: quantity being a product of flow of electricity and time
7 hrs
  -> Thank you Desmond
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