a minore materiae sub dato volumine comprehensae quantitate

English translation: "from less (a lower) quantity of matter (present) in a given volume"

20:19 Nov 30, 2005
Latin to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Philosophy
Latin term or phrase: a minore materiae sub dato volumine comprehensae quantitate
This appears in a text by G. Simmel on Kant's Monadologia Physica.
Ana Krämer
Argentina
Local time: 05:58
English translation:"from less (a lower) quantity of matter (present) in a given volume"
Explanation:
The whole sentence (man "a minore materiae sub dato volumine comprehensae quantitate" nicht auf "minorem densitatem schliessen könnte") should mean: "it is not possible to infer less (a lower)density from less (a lower) quantity of matter in (literally "included") a given volume", i.e. more or less matter does not correspond with more or less density of that same matter in a given volume

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Note added at 1 hr 8 mins (2005-11-30 21:28:21 GMT)
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A grammar ordering of the Latin sentence might help you better:
"a minore quantitate materiae comprehensae sub dato volumine" > from a lower/less quantity of matter included in a given volume

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Leonardo Marcello Pignataro (X)
Local time: 09:58
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Thank you very much Leonardo, you have helped me a lot getting on with preparing my final exam on Simmel!
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4 +1"from less (a lower) quantity of matter (present) in a given volume"
Leonardo Marcello Pignataro (X)


  

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"from less (a lower) quantity of matter (present) in a given volume"


Explanation:
The whole sentence (man "a minore materiae sub dato volumine comprehensae quantitate" nicht auf "minorem densitatem schliessen könnte") should mean: "it is not possible to infer less (a lower)density from less (a lower) quantity of matter in (literally "included") a given volume", i.e. more or less matter does not correspond with more or less density of that same matter in a given volume

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Note added at 1 hr 8 mins (2005-11-30 21:28:21 GMT)
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A grammar ordering of the Latin sentence might help you better:
"a minore quantitate materiae comprehensae sub dato volumine" > from a lower/less quantity of matter included in a given volume

HIH

Leonardo Marcello Pignataro (X)
Local time: 09:58
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Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you very much Leonardo, you have helped me a lot getting on with preparing my final exam on Simmel!

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  -> Hi, Marju, thank you, indeed, and have a good day!
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