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Potentialschwankung

English translation: fluctuation of potential

11:10 Apr 29, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Science (general)
German term or phrase: Potentialschwankung
Zum einen können physiologische Parameter gemessen werden, vor allem die elektrischen Potentialschwankungen des Gehirns

Handelt es sich dabei nur um "electronic activity" oder potential differences oder ein ganz andere Begriif?
Danke
lehmannanke
Local time: 09:06
English translation:fluctuation of potential
Explanation:
Just a guess based on this dictionary entry:
Langenscheidt: Potentialschwankung - fluctuation of potential

But perhaps you could just say "fluctuation".

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Note added at 33 mins (2007-04-29 11:44:22 GMT)
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Here's an example from the Web: Fluctuations of Electrical Potential in the Cortex of the Brain (a publication)

Source: http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1936SciMo..43...95.
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Paul Cohen
Greenland
Local time: 06:06
Grading comment
thank you very much for your help.
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1 +5fluctuation of potential
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +5
fluctuation of potential


Explanation:
Just a guess based on this dictionary entry:
Langenscheidt: Potentialschwankung - fluctuation of potential

But perhaps you could just say "fluctuation".

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Note added at 33 mins (2007-04-29 11:44:22 GMT)
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Here's an example from the Web: Fluctuations of Electrical Potential in the Cortex of the Brain (a publication)

Source: http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1936SciMo..43...95.


Paul Cohen
Greenland
Local time: 06:06
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
thank you very much for your help.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Le Cou (X): I agree, although I would say simply "potential fluctuations" as in my medical dictionary (Peter Reuter)
5 mins
  -> Yes, David, that sounds more like English, doesn't it? I found this, too: Fluctuations of Electrical Potential in the Cortex of the Brain
agree  Claire Cox
34 mins
  -> Thanks, Claire
agree  casper (X)
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Chetan
agree  Kcda: Along with D. Le Count, but your suggestion is correct in essence of nomenclature. It all depends on how you want to build the sentence.
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Kcda
agree  Koral Özgül: "fluctuations of electric potantial in brain" or simply "brain potential fluctuations"
14 hrs
  -> As they say in English, there is more than one way to skin a cat. "Fluctuations of electrical potential in the brain" would be a good possibility in my opinion.
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