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41 exponenciación
f.exponentiation, raising to an exponent.* * *Ex. Computers have circuits for performing arithmetic operations, such as: addition, subtraction, division, multiplication and exponentiation.* * *Ex: Computers have circuits for performing arithmetic operations, such as: addition, subtraction, division, multiplication and exponentiation.
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42 geometría
f.geometry.* * *1 geometry\geometría del espacio solid geometrygeometría descriptiva descriptive geometry* * *SF geometryde geometría variable — (Aer) variable-geometry antes de s
* * *femenino geometry* * *= geometry.Ex. In many subjects we find a steady development from basic ideas to their most complex application, a good example being mathematics: arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, calculus.* * *femenino geometry* * *= geometry.Ex: In many subjects we find a steady development from basic ideas to their most complex application, a good example being mathematics: arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, calculus.
* * *geometrygeometría analítica coordinate geometry* * *
geometría sustantivo femenino
geometry
geometría sustantivo femenino geometry
' geometría' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
intersección
- punto
English:
geometry
* * *geometría nfgeometrygeometría analítica analytical geometry;geometría fractal fractal geometry* * *f geometry* * *geometría nf: geometry* * *geometría n geometry -
43 geométricamente
adv.geometrically.* * *ADV geometrically* * *Ex. I haven't done the arithmetic so I could be wrong, but if you wait until you've acquired a significant number of records the effort is probably geometrically greater than if you had done it from the beginning.* * *Ex: I haven't done the arithmetic so I could be wrong, but if you wait until you've acquired a significant number of records the effort is probably geometrically greater than if you had done it from the beginning.
* * *geometrically* * *geométricamente advgeometrically -
44 limitación
f.limitation, demarcation, restraint, restriction.* * *1 limitation* * *noun f.1) limitation2) restriction* * *SF1) (=restricción) limitationexigen la limitación de los poderes del gobierno — they demand a limitation of the government's powers
intervinieron todos los diputados sin limitación de tiempo — all the MPs took part without being subject to a time limit
2) pl limitaciones (=deficiencias) limitations* * *1) ( restricción) restriction, limitation* * *= constraint, limitation, restrictiveness, restraint, stricture, stricture, narrowing, constriction, restriction.Ex. In practice this can only be achieved within the constraints of any given indexing language and system.Ex. In general then, the analytical approach is to be preferred, but it does have two limitations.Ex. This technique develops a scale of restrictiveness in dealing with overdues.Ex. It is well past the time for academics to challenge growing unconstitutional restraints on freedom to publish.Ex. Although librarians lend themselves to the strictures of automation, inadequate staff provisions are made for new technology.Ex. The article is entitled 'Political and administrative strictures on the National Libraries Authority proposal'.Ex. The narrowing of the curriculum has implications for the future.Ex. Results failed to confirm previous findings of coronary artery constriction while reliving an angry experience, yet are consistent with other studies utilizing mental arithmetic.Ex. Within a restriction of total record size of maximum of 30,000 characters, an intending user is free to format the records in his system.----* con limitación temporal = time-oriented.* conllevar limitaciones = imply + limitations.* encontrar limitaciones = encounter + limitations.* encontrarse con una limitación = face + limitation.* enfrentarse a una limitación = face + constraint, face + limitation.* imponer una limitación = place + restraint, impose + limitation.* imponer una limitación (sobre) = place + constraint (on/upon).* imponer una limitación sobre Algo = impose + constraint upon.* limitación del presupuesto = budget constraint.* limitación de responsabilidad = limitation of liability.* limitaciones = straitjacket [straightjacket].* limitaciones de espacio = space constraints.* limitaciones económicas = economic constraints.* limitación física = physical limitation.* limitación presupuestaria = budget constraint.* operador de limitación = limit operator.* reducir una limitación = push + limits (further and further back).* seguir trabajando aceptando una limitación = work (a)round + limitation, work (a)round + constraints.* sin limitaciones = without stint, without limit.* superar una limitación = overcome + limitation, tackle + limitation.* * *1) ( restricción) restriction, limitation* * *= constraint, limitation, restrictiveness, restraint, stricture, stricture, narrowing, constriction, restriction.Ex: In practice this can only be achieved within the constraints of any given indexing language and system.
Ex: In general then, the analytical approach is to be preferred, but it does have two limitations.Ex: This technique develops a scale of restrictiveness in dealing with overdues.Ex: It is well past the time for academics to challenge growing unconstitutional restraints on freedom to publish.Ex: Although librarians lend themselves to the strictures of automation, inadequate staff provisions are made for new technology.Ex: The article is entitled 'Political and administrative strictures on the National Libraries Authority proposal'.Ex: The narrowing of the curriculum has implications for the future.Ex: Results failed to confirm previous findings of coronary artery constriction while reliving an angry experience, yet are consistent with other studies utilizing mental arithmetic.Ex: Within a restriction of total record size of maximum of 30,000 characters, an intending user is free to format the records in his system.* con limitación temporal = time-oriented.* conllevar limitaciones = imply + limitations.* encontrar limitaciones = encounter + limitations.* encontrarse con una limitación = face + limitation.* enfrentarse a una limitación = face + constraint, face + limitation.* imponer una limitación = place + restraint, impose + limitation.* imponer una limitación (sobre) = place + constraint (on/upon).* imponer una limitación sobre Algo = impose + constraint upon.* limitación del presupuesto = budget constraint.* limitación de responsabilidad = limitation of liability.* limitaciones = straitjacket [straightjacket].* limitaciones de espacio = space constraints.* limitaciones económicas = economic constraints.* limitación física = physical limitation.* limitación presupuestaria = budget constraint.* operador de limitación = limit operator.* reducir una limitación = push + limits (further and further back).* seguir trabajando aceptando una limitación = work (a)round + limitation, work (a)round + constraints.* sin limitaciones = without stint, without limit.* superar una limitación = overcome + limitation, tackle + limitation.* * *A (restricción) restriction, limitationsin limitaciones de ningún tipo with no restrictions o limitations of any kindsin limitaciones de tiempo with no time limithay varias limitaciones que pueden afectar el resultado there are several limiting factors o constraints which can influence the result12 meses de garantía sin limitación de kilómetros 12 months' warranty with unlimited mileagelas limitaciones del derecho de propiedad the limits o restrictions on property rightsejerce el poder sin limitaciones he exercises unrestricted o unlimited powerB1 (carencia) limitationsoy or estoy consciente de mis limitaciones I know my limitations2 (defecto) failing, shortcoming* * *
limitación sustantivo femenino
( defecto) shortcoming
limitación sustantivo femenino limitation, restriction: hay una limitación en cuanto al dinero, there is a financial constraint
limitación sustantivo femenino limitation
' limitación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
salvedad
English:
limitation
- restraint
- restriction
- retrenchment
- speed restriction
- constraint
* * *limitación nf1. [restricción] limitation, limit;acuerdo de limitación de armamento arms limitation agreement;poner limitaciones a to place restrictions on;sin limitación de tiempo with no time limit;alquiler sin limitación de kilometraje unlimited mileagelimitación de velocidad speed limit2. [de distrito] boundaries3.limitaciones [carencias] limitations;reconozco mis limitaciones I know my own limitations* * *f limitation* * *limitación nf, pl - ciones1) : limitation2) : limit, restrictionsin limitación: unlimited -
45 llegar lejos
v.to go a long way, to go far, to get ahead, to go places.* * *to go far* * ** * *(v.) = get + farEx. If scientific reasoning were limited to the logical processes of arithmetic, we should not get far in our understanding of the physical world.* * *(v.) = get + farEx: If scientific reasoning were limited to the logical processes of arithmetic, we should not get far in our understanding of the physical world.
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46 media armónica
f.harmonic mean.* * *(n.) = harmonic meanEx. It is shown that different averages, such as the arithmetic mean, the median, the harmonic mean and the geometric mean play an essential role in these investigations.* * *(n.) = harmonic meanEx: It is shown that different averages, such as the arithmetic mean, the median, the harmonic mean and the geometric mean play an essential role in these investigations.
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47 media geométrica
f.geometric mean, mean proportional, geometrical mean.* * *(n.) = geometric meanEx. It is shown that different averages, such as the arithmetic mean, the median, the harmonic mean and the geometric mean play an essential role in these investigations.* * *(n.) = geometric meanEx: It is shown that different averages, such as the arithmetic mean, the median, the harmonic mean and the geometric mean play an essential role in these investigations.
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48 multiplicación
f.multiplication.* * *1 multiplication* * *SF1) (Mat, Bio) multiplication2) (=aumento) increasegracias a la multiplicación de los satélites de comunicación — thanks to the rapid increase in the number of communications satellites
la multiplicación de los panes y los peces — (Rel) the feeding of the five thousand, the miracle of the loaves and the fishes
* * *1) (Biol, Mat) multiplication2) ( incremento) increase* * *= multiplication, multiplication.Ex. The most serious problem for librarians in their dealings with media materials is the massive multiplication of formats, making it difficult for librarians to decide what to buy in what format.Ex. Computers have circuits for performing arithmetic operations, such as: addition, subtraction, division, multiplication and exponentiation.----* factor de multiplicación = multiplier.* * *1) (Biol, Mat) multiplication2) ( incremento) increase* * *= multiplication, multiplication.Ex: The most serious problem for librarians in their dealings with media materials is the massive multiplication of formats, making it difficult for librarians to decide what to buy in what format.
Ex: Computers have circuits for performing arithmetic operations, such as: addition, subtraction, division, multiplication and exponentiation.* factor de multiplicación = multiplier.* * *A ( Mat) multiplicationhacer or efectuar una multiplicación to do a multiplication (sum)B (incremento) increasela multiplicación de los atracos en la zona a large increase in the number of holdups in the areala multiplicación de los panes y los peces the feeding of the five thousandC ( Biol) multiplication* * *
multiplicación sustantivo femenino
1 (Biol, Mat) multiplication
2 ( incremento) increase
multiplicación f Mat multiplication: tengo problemas para resolver esta multiplicación, I'm having trouble solving this multiplication problem ➣ Ver nota en multiplicar
' multiplicación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
por
English:
multiplication
* * *1. [operación matemática] multiplication2. [incremento] rapid increase;la multiplicación de los casos de gripe the rapid increase in the number of flu cases* * *f multiplication* * ** * *multiplicación n multiplication -
49 no haber modo de
(n.) = there + be + no means ofEx. In an arithmetic notation (i.e. one using integers) if 62 represents the Novel and 63 Drama, there is no means of placing the Historical novel in its correct place which is clearly 'between' 62 and 63.* * *(n.) = there + be + no means ofEx: In an arithmetic notation (i.e. one using integers) if 62 represents the Novel and 63 Drama, there is no means of placing the Historical novel in its correct place which is clearly 'between' 62 and 63.
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50 notación
f.notation.* * *1 notation* * *noun f.* * *SF notation* * *femenino notation* * *= class mark [classmark], class number, notation, notational symbol, class symbol.Nota: Nomenclatura utilizada para representar una clase dentro de un sistema de clasificación.Ex. The resulting expression of the subject of a document in notational terms constitutes the class mark or class number of that document.Ex. The resulting expression of the subject of a document in notational terms constitutes the class mark or class number of that document.Ex. In a classification scheme each subject is allocated a piece of notation, and that notation is used to represent the subject.Ex. A unique notational symbol should be provided for each individual subject, whether it be simple or complex.Ex. Entries representing documents sometimes referred to as 'surrogates' can be arranged according to their subjects by means of terms or class symbols.----* asignación de una notación = allocation of notation.* asignar una notación = allocate + notation.* desde el punto de vista de la notación = notationally.* lista de notaciones = code vocabulary.* notación alfabética = alphabetical notation.* notación alfanumérica = alphanumeric notation.* notación aritmética = arithmetic notation.* notación binaria = binary notation.* notación científica = scientific notation.* notación decimal = decimal notation.* notación de clase = class notation.* Notación de la Clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso (LCCN) = LCCN (Library of Congress Classification Number).* notación estructurada = structured notation.* notación expresiva = expressive notation.* notación jerárquica = hierarchical notation.* notación lineal = linear notation.* Notación Lineal de Wiswesser = Wiswesser Line Notation (WLN).* notación mixta = mixed notation.* notación no transparente = non-expressive notation.* notación numérica = numerical notation.* notación pronunciable = pronounceable notation.* notación pura = pure notation.* notación retroactiva = retroactive notation.* notación silábica = syllabic notation.* traducción de encabezamientos a través de notaciones biblioggráficas = information switching.* * *femenino notation* * *= class mark [classmark], class number, notation, notational symbol, class symbol.Nota: Nomenclatura utilizada para representar una clase dentro de un sistema de clasificación.Ex: The resulting expression of the subject of a document in notational terms constitutes the class mark or class number of that document.
Ex: The resulting expression of the subject of a document in notational terms constitutes the class mark or class number of that document.Ex: In a classification scheme each subject is allocated a piece of notation, and that notation is used to represent the subject.Ex: A unique notational symbol should be provided for each individual subject, whether it be simple or complex.Ex: Entries representing documents sometimes referred to as 'surrogates' can be arranged according to their subjects by means of terms or class symbols.* asignación de una notación = allocation of notation.* asignar una notación = allocate + notation.* desde el punto de vista de la notación = notationally.* lista de notaciones = code vocabulary.* notación alfabética = alphabetical notation.* notación alfanumérica = alphanumeric notation.* notación aritmética = arithmetic notation.* notación binaria = binary notation.* notación científica = scientific notation.* notación decimal = decimal notation.* notación de clase = class notation.* Notación de la Clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso (LCCN) = LCCN (Library of Congress Classification Number).* notación estructurada = structured notation.* notación expresiva = expressive notation.* notación jerárquica = hierarchical notation.* notación lineal = linear notation.* Notación Lineal de Wiswesser = Wiswesser Line Notation (WLN).* notación mixta = mixed notation.* notación no transparente = non-expressive notation.* notación numérica = numerical notation.* notación pronunciable = pronounceable notation.* notación pura = pure notation.* notación retroactiva = retroactive notation.* notación silábica = syllabic notation.* traducción de encabezamientos a través de notaciones biblioggráficas = information switching.* * *notation* * *
notación sustantivo femenino notation
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51 procedimiento
m.1 procedure, method.2 proceedings (law).3 encheiresis.* * *1 (método) procedure* * *noun m.* * *SM (=sistema) process; (=método) means, method; (=trámites) procedure; (Jur) proceedings* * *1) ( método) procedure; (Tec) process2) (Der) proceedings (pl)3) (RPl) ( de la policía) operation* * *= mechanics, procedure, process, routine.Ex. However, it is clear that the mechanics of searching post-coordinate indexes differ from those involved in searching pre-coordinate indexes.Ex. To this end some consultative procedure is to be recommended.Ex. The organisation of knowledge is a process that has been recognised as necessary for thousands of years.Ex. Chain indexing is a simple mechanical routine for generating a limited number of index entries for a subject.----* cambio de procedimiento = procedural change.* de procedimiento = procedural.* evaluación de procedimientos = process rating.* manual de procedimiento = rules of procedure.* normas de procedimiento = rules of procedure.* procedimiento administrativo = administrative procedure.* procedimiento algorítmico = algorithmic procedure.* procedimiento a seguir = code of practice.* procedimiento civil = civil proceedings.* procedimiento consultivo = consultative procedure.* procedimiento de cálculo = arithmetic.* procedimiento de conexión = logon procedure.* procedimiento de desconexión = logoff procedure.* procedimiento de evaluación por expertos = refereeing procedure.* procedimiento de inscripción = enrolment procedure.* procedimiento de matrícula = enrolment procedure.* procedimiento de reclamación = appeals process, appeals mechanism, appeals procedure.* procedimiento de reclamaciones = grievance procedure.* procedimiento de selección = selection procedures, screening procedure.* procedimiento electroestático = electrostatic process.* procedimiento legislativo = legislative proceeding.* procedimiento rápido = fast track.* procedimiento reglamentario = due process, procedural justice.* procedimientos bibliotecarios = library procedures.* relativo al procedimiento = procedural.* * *1) ( método) procedure; (Tec) process2) (Der) proceedings (pl)3) (RPl) ( de la policía) operation* * *= mechanics, procedure, process, routine.Ex: However, it is clear that the mechanics of searching post-coordinate indexes differ from those involved in searching pre-coordinate indexes.
Ex: To this end some consultative procedure is to be recommended.Ex: The organisation of knowledge is a process that has been recognised as necessary for thousands of years.Ex: Chain indexing is a simple mechanical routine for generating a limited number of index entries for a subject.* cambio de procedimiento = procedural change.* de procedimiento = procedural.* evaluación de procedimientos = process rating.* manual de procedimiento = rules of procedure.* normas de procedimiento = rules of procedure.* procedimiento administrativo = administrative procedure.* procedimiento algorítmico = algorithmic procedure.* procedimiento a seguir = code of practice.* procedimiento civil = civil proceedings.* procedimiento consultivo = consultative procedure.* procedimiento de cálculo = arithmetic.* procedimiento de conexión = logon procedure.* procedimiento de desconexión = logoff procedure.* procedimiento de evaluación por expertos = refereeing procedure.* procedimiento de inscripción = enrolment procedure.* procedimiento de matrícula = enrolment procedure.* procedimiento de reclamación = appeals process, appeals mechanism, appeals procedure.* procedimiento de reclamaciones = grievance procedure.* procedimiento de selección = selection procedures, screening procedure.* procedimiento electroestático = electrostatic process.* procedimiento legislativo = legislative proceeding.* procedimiento rápido = fast track.* procedimiento reglamentario = due process, procedural justice.* procedimientos bibliotecarios = library procedures.* relativo al procedimiento = procedural.* * *el procedimiento a seguir en tales casos the procedure to be followed in such caseslos compuestos que se obtienen mediante este procedimiento the compounds obtained using this process o systemB ( Der) proceedings (pl)C ( RPl) (de la policía) operation* * *
procedimiento sustantivo masculino
1 ( método) procedure;
(Tec) process
2 (Der) proceedings (pl)
procedimiento sustantivo masculino
1 (método) procedure, method
2 Jur (trámites) proceedings pl
' procedimiento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
anestesia
- sentada
- sentado
- trámite
- vía
- consagrado
- correcto
- enseñar
- rutinario
- seguir
English:
modus operandi
- procedural
- procedure
- proper
- go
- grievance
- process
- prosecute
* * *1. [método] procedure, methodprocedimiento disciplinario disciplinary procedure2. Der proceedings* * *m1 ( proceso) procedure, method2 JUR proceedings pl* * *: procedure, process* * *procedimiento n procedure -
52 progresar
v.1 to progress, to make progress.progresar en to make progress inMi chico avanza en la escuela My boy advances in school.2 to make progress for.Nos progresó el nuevo sistema The new system made progress for us* * *1 to progress, make progress■ desde que volvió del hospital ha progresado muchísimo since he came home from hospital he's made rapid progress* * *verb* * *VI to progress, make progress* * ** * *= gain + ground, get + far, make + gains, make + progress, make + stride, move ahead, move on, progress, make + a success of, move forward, make + advances, move along, get + unstuck, move + forward, make + headway.Ex. Standardisation of formats is less developed; however UNIMARC is gaining ground as a national exchange format, whilst USMARC is also used by university and public libraries.Ex. If scientific reasoning were limited to the logical processes of arithmetic, we should not get far in our understanding of the physical world.Ex. Expenditures in public libraries in the USA rose sharply in 1988 while use continued to make modest gains, with the greatest increase in juvenile loans.Ex. We could then simply alter our expectations accordingly, and exult in the progress we have made.Ex. And in the process of preserving the past, we believe that we can make substantial strides toward the digital library framework for the future.Ex. It is impatient with Juctionville for its failure to move ahead as fast as it would like and is bothered by the city's drabness and general lack of class and culture.Ex. Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on.Ex. It is normally taken to indicate that the document has been revised, if a work has progressed to a second or subsequent edition.Ex. As his confidence grows, he begins to make a success of his scavenging, becoming an underground entrepreneur and an explorer of the world beneath the streets.Ex. This article argues the need to move forward with the infotech culture without abandoning the service culture.Ex. The author maintains that, aside from increasing computational speed, and thus real-time control, musically no advances have been made.Ex. As university libraries move along this continuum they will become evolutionary, non-hierarchical, entrepreneurial and horizontal.Ex. In addition, students can use the glossary to get 'unstuck' while learning.Ex. Kuwait is not going backwards, but definitely not moving forward.Ex. Governments are making headway in negotiations aimed at reaching an ambitious and effective global greenhouse gas reduction treaty.----* cuanto ha progresado + Nombre = how far along + Nombre + be.* hacer progresar = nudge + Nombre + forward, nudge + Nombre + along, nudge + Nombre + into.* hacer progresar hacia = nudge + Nombre + toward.* progresar adecuadamente = progress + satisfactorily.* progresar con dificultad = thread through.* progresar en + Posesivo + trabajo = advance + Posesivo + work.* progresar satisfactoriamente = progress + satisfactorily.* seguir progresando = forge + ahead, forge + forward.* * ** * *= gain + ground, get + far, make + gains, make + progress, make + stride, move ahead, move on, progress, make + a success of, move forward, make + advances, move along, get + unstuck, move + forward, make + headway.Ex: Standardisation of formats is less developed; however UNIMARC is gaining ground as a national exchange format, whilst USMARC is also used by university and public libraries.
Ex: If scientific reasoning were limited to the logical processes of arithmetic, we should not get far in our understanding of the physical world.Ex: Expenditures in public libraries in the USA rose sharply in 1988 while use continued to make modest gains, with the greatest increase in juvenile loans.Ex: We could then simply alter our expectations accordingly, and exult in the progress we have made.Ex: And in the process of preserving the past, we believe that we can make substantial strides toward the digital library framework for the future.Ex: It is impatient with Juctionville for its failure to move ahead as fast as it would like and is bothered by the city's drabness and general lack of class and culture.Ex: Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on.Ex: It is normally taken to indicate that the document has been revised, if a work has progressed to a second or subsequent edition.Ex: As his confidence grows, he begins to make a success of his scavenging, becoming an underground entrepreneur and an explorer of the world beneath the streets.Ex: This article argues the need to move forward with the infotech culture without abandoning the service culture.Ex: The author maintains that, aside from increasing computational speed, and thus real-time control, musically no advances have been made.Ex: As university libraries move along this continuum they will become evolutionary, non-hierarchical, entrepreneurial and horizontal.Ex: In addition, students can use the glossary to get 'unstuck' while learning.Ex: Kuwait is not going backwards, but definitely not moving forward.Ex: Governments are making headway in negotiations aimed at reaching an ambitious and effective global greenhouse gas reduction treaty.* cuanto ha progresado + Nombre = how far along + Nombre + be.* hacer progresar = nudge + Nombre + forward, nudge + Nombre + along, nudge + Nombre + into.* hacer progresar hacia = nudge + Nombre + toward.* progresar adecuadamente = progress + satisfactorily.* progresar con dificultad = thread through.* progresar en + Posesivo + trabajo = advance + Posesivo + work.* progresar satisfactoriamente = progress + satisfactorily.* seguir progresando = forge + ahead, forge + forward.* * *progresar [A1 ]vi«persona» to make progress, to progress; «negociaciones/proyecto» to progress* * *
progresar ( conjugate progresar) verbo intransitivo [ persona] to make progress, to progress;
[negociaciones/proyecto] to progress
progresar verbo intransitivo to progress, make progress
' progresar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adelantar
- salto
English:
come along
- come on
- dyslexia
- get along
- get on
- go forward
- headway
- move on
- progress
- advance
- get
- move
* * *progresar vito progress, to make progress;progresar en to make progress in* * *v/i progress, make progress* * *progresar vi: to progress, to make progress* * *progresar vb to make progress -
53 proporción
f.1 proportion, rate, ratio.2 proportion, extent, degree.* * *1 proportion\en proporciones iguales in equal proportions* * *noun f.1) proportion2) ratio•* * *SF1) [gen] proportion; (Mat) ratio; (=relación) relationship; (=razón, porcentaje) rateuna máquina de proporciones gigantescas — a machine of huge size o proportions
se desconocen las proporciones del desastre — the size o extent o scope of the disaster is unknown
de proporciones — LAm (=enorme) huge, vast
3) (=oportunidad) chance, opportunity, right moment* * *1) ( relación) proportionguardar/no guardar proporción con algo — to be in/out of proportion to something
2) proporciones femenino plural ( dimensiones) proportions (pl)un incendio de grandes proporciones — a huge o massive fire
* * *= multiplication ratio, percentage, proportion, ratio, share, split.Ex. Would you have some ideas as to what the multiplication ratio of bibliographic records affected by those transactions was against the authority file?.Ex. But those institutions, and I am referring particularly to public libraries, serve a very large percentage of the nation's library users.Ex. Perfect recall can only be achieved by a drop in the proportion of relevant documents considered.Ex. The microfiche is a common form for catalogues and indexes, usually 208 or 270 frames per fiche, in a piece of film and with a reduction ratio of 42 or 48:1.Ex. The clicker paid each man according to what he had set, keeping for himself a share equal to that of the most productive hand.Ex. For instance, a public library service might be said to have a 40:60 split in the provision of information and/or cultural materials, while an industrial library will be wholly information-based.----* alcanzar proporciones alarmantes = reach + alarming proportions.* alcanzar proporciones catastróficas = reach + catastrophic proportions.* alcanzar proporciones de crisis = grow to + crisis proportions.* alcanzar proporciones desmesuradas = reach + epic proportions.* alcanzar proporciones épicas = reach + epic proportions.* alcanzar proporciones exageradas = reach + epic proportions.* crisis de enormes proporciones = situation of crisis proportions.* de proporciones catastróficas = of catastrophic proportions.* de proporciones históricas = larger-than-life.* en proporción a = proportionate to, in proportion to.* la proporción mayor de = the lion's share of.* proporciones astronómicas = astronomical proportions.* proporción hombres-mujeres = sex ratio.* sentido de la proporción = sense of proportion.* una gran proporción de = a large proportion of.* * *1) ( relación) proportionguardar/no guardar proporción con algo — to be in/out of proportion to something
2) proporciones femenino plural ( dimensiones) proportions (pl)un incendio de grandes proporciones — a huge o massive fire
* * *= multiplication ratio, percentage, proportion, ratio, share, split.Ex: Would you have some ideas as to what the multiplication ratio of bibliographic records affected by those transactions was against the authority file?.
Ex: But those institutions, and I am referring particularly to public libraries, serve a very large percentage of the nation's library users.Ex: Perfect recall can only be achieved by a drop in the proportion of relevant documents considered.Ex: The microfiche is a common form for catalogues and indexes, usually 208 or 270 frames per fiche, in a piece of film and with a reduction ratio of 42 or 48:1.Ex: The clicker paid each man according to what he had set, keeping for himself a share equal to that of the most productive hand.Ex: For instance, a public library service might be said to have a 40:60 split in the provision of information and/or cultural materials, while an industrial library will be wholly information-based.* alcanzar proporciones alarmantes = reach + alarming proportions.* alcanzar proporciones catastróficas = reach + catastrophic proportions.* alcanzar proporciones de crisis = grow to + crisis proportions.* alcanzar proporciones desmesuradas = reach + epic proportions.* alcanzar proporciones épicas = reach + epic proportions.* alcanzar proporciones exageradas = reach + epic proportions.* crisis de enormes proporciones = situation of crisis proportions.* de proporciones catastróficas = of catastrophic proportions.* de proporciones históricas = larger-than-life.* en proporción a = proportionate to, in proportion to.* la proporción mayor de = the lion's share of.* proporciones astronómicas = astronomical proportions.* proporción hombres-mujeres = sex ratio.* sentido de la proporción = sense of proportion.* una gran proporción de = a large proportion of.* * *A (relación) proportionla cabeza no guarda proporción con el resto del cuerpo the head is out of proportion to the rest of the bodyla proporción es de tres vasos de agua por uno de limón the proportion is three glasses of water to one of lemon juicelos sueldos no suben en proporción a la inflación salaries are not keeping up with o keeping pace with inflation, salaries are not rising at the same rate as inflationse fijará en proporción a los ingresos it will be set in proportion to incomese agrega leche y harina en proporciones iguales add milk and flour in equal proportionsCompuestos:arithmetic proportion o ratiogeometric proportion o ratioel edificio es de grandes proporciones it is a large building, the building is of large proportionsel horno es de unas proporciones gigantescas the furnace is huge o immense o massive o of massive proportionsun incendio de grandes proporciones a huge o massive fire* * *
proporción sustantivo femenino
1 ( relación) proportion;
2
proporción sustantivo femenino
1 (relación) proportion: su precio no guarda proporción con su calidad, the price is out of proportion to its quality
la proporción de nacimientos y muertes, the proportion of births to deaths 2 proporciones, (tamaño) size sing: un desastre de grandes proporciones, a huge disaster
3 Mat ratio
' proporción' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
índice
- tasa
- a
- en
- medida
- por
English:
proportion
- proportionate
- ratio
- inverse
- odds
* * *proporción nf1. [relación] proportion;en proporción a in proportion to;guardar proporción (con) to be in proportion (to);los dos edificios no guardan proporción entre sí the two buildings are out of proportion2. Mat proportionproporción aritmética arithmetic proportion;proporción geométrica geometric proportion3.[importancia] extent, scale;proporciones [tamaño] size;un incendio de grandes proporciones a major fire;el escándalo alcanzó proporciones mayúsculas the scandal reached huge proportions;un desastre de proporciones gigantescas a massive disaster* * *f proportion;en proporción a in proportion to* * *proporción nf, pl - ciones1) : proportion2) : ratio (in mathematics)3) proporciones nfpl: proportions, sizede grandes proporciones: very large* * *proporción n proportion¿qué proporciones tiene la nevera? how big is the fridge? -
54 razonamiento
m.reasoning.* * *1 reasoning* * *noun m.* * *SM reasoning* * *masculino reasoning* * *= argument, reasoning, loop, ratio decidendi, argumentation.Ex. A précis is an account which restricts itself to the essential points in an argument.Ex. If scientific reasoning were limited to the logical processes of arithmetic, we should not get far in our understanding of the physical world.Ex. Orr's loop and propositions are useful to consider here.Ex. An online search of the WESTLAW and LEXIS databases, and examination of numerous cases with potential precedential value found the many dicta in judicial opinions to differ among jurisdictions, and found no ratio decidendi at all.Ex. The burden of proof is a key element in dialectic argumentation but turn-taking eventually determines the winner of an argument.----* basarse en razonamientos + Adjetivo = rest on + Adjetivo + grounds.* capacidad de razonamiento = thinking skills.* proceso de razonamiento = reasoning process.* razonamiento comercial = business case.* * *masculino reasoning* * *= argument, reasoning, loop, ratio decidendi, argumentation.Ex: A précis is an account which restricts itself to the essential points in an argument.
Ex: If scientific reasoning were limited to the logical processes of arithmetic, we should not get far in our understanding of the physical world.Ex: Orr's loop and propositions are useful to consider here.Ex: An online search of the WESTLAW and LEXIS databases, and examination of numerous cases with potential precedential value found the many dicta in judicial opinions to differ among jurisdictions, and found no ratio decidendi at all.Ex: The burden of proof is a key element in dialectic argumentation but turn-taking eventually determines the winner of an argument.* basarse en razonamientos + Adjetivo = rest on + Adjetivo + grounds.* capacidad de razonamiento = thinking skills.* proceso de razonamiento = reasoning process.* razonamiento comercial = business case.* * *reasoning* * *
razonamiento sustantivo masculino
reasoning
razonamiento sustantivo masculino reasoning
' razonamiento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
argumento
- elemental
- coherente
- cojo
- sólido
English:
confusing
- reasoning
- argument
- assumption
- bear
* * *razonamiento nmreasoning* * *m reasoning* * *razonamiento nm: reasoning -
55 resta
f.subtraction (Mat).pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: restar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: restar.* * *1 subtraction* * *noun f.* * *SF(Mat)1) (=sustracción) subtraction2) (=residuo) remainder* * *femenino subtraction* * *= subtraction.Ex. Computers have circuits for performing arithmetic operations, such as: addition, subtraction, division, multiplication and exponentiation.* * *femenino subtraction* * *= subtraction.Ex: Computers have circuits for performing arithmetic operations, such as: addition, subtraction, division, multiplication and exponentiation.
* * *subtractionno sé hacer restas I can't do subtraction, I can't subtract* * *
Del verbo restar: ( conjugate restar)
resta es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
resta
restar
resta sustantivo femenino
subtraction
restar ( conjugate restar) verbo transitivo
resta algo DE algo to take (away) o subtract sth from sth
c) ( quitar):◊ restale importancia a algo to minimize o play down the importance of sth
verbo intransitivo
1 (Mat) to subtract, take away
2 (Esp) (Dep) to return (service)
resta f Mat subtraction
restar
I verbo transitivo
1 Mat to subtract, take away
2 (quitar) to minimize: me estáis restando autoridad, you are undermining my authority
le restó importancia, she played down its importance
3 (en tenis) to return
II vi (quedar) to be left, remain: solo me resta decir..., it only remains for me to say...
¿Cómo se dice 8 - 2 = 6?
Two from eight leaves/is six.
Eight take away two leaves/is six.
What's two from eight?
What's eight minus two?
' resta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
restar
- sustracción
English:
subtraction
* * *resta nfsubtraction;las restas se me dan muy mal I'm no good at subtraction* * *f MAT subtraction* * *resta nfsustracción: subtraction* * *resta n subtraction -
56 restricción
f.1 restriction, limitation, constrainment, restraint.2 restriction, trammel, cramp.* * *1 restriction* * *noun f.* * *SF (=limitación) restriction, limitationrestricciones eléctricas — electricity cuts, power cuts
* * *femenino restriction* * *= constraint, curtailment, restriction, restrictiveness, restraint, stricture, squeeze, stricture, constriction, clampdown (on).Ex. In practice this can only be achieved within the constraints of any given indexing language and system.Ex. This paper emphasises the need for booksellers to keep informed of new developments and of the danger of curtailment of present activities, but also to be prepared to experiment.Ex. Within a restriction of total record size of maximum of 30,000 characters, an intending user is free to format the records in his system.Ex. This technique develops a scale of restrictiveness in dealing with overdues.Ex. It is well past the time for academics to challenge growing unconstitutional restraints on freedom to publish.Ex. Although librarians lend themselves to the strictures of automation, inadequate staff provisions are made for new technology.Ex. Even library services to rural areas have been affected by the squeeze on public sector spending.Ex. The article is entitled 'Political and administrative strictures on the National Libraries Authority proposal'.Ex. Results failed to confirm previous findings of coronary artery constriction while reliving an angry experience, yet are consistent with other studies utilizing mental arithmetic.Ex. This is the latest in a series of clampdowns on peaceful demonstration as elections approach.----* imponer restricciones a = impose + limits on.* imponer una restricción = place + requirement, place + restraint.* imponer una restricción sobre Algo = impose + constraint upon.* in restricciones = no holds barred.* libre de restricciones = unencumbered.* restricción a la publicación en prensa = press restriction.* restricción de importación = import restriction.* restricción económica = economic restraint, financial squeeze.* restricciones = straitjacket [straightjacket], tightening.* restricciones crediticias = credit crunch, credit squeeze.* restricciones de agua = water restrictions.* restricciones económicas = economic restrictions.* restricciones presupuestarias = budgetary restrictions.* restricción presupuestaria = budgetary restraint, budget restraint, budget crunch, budgetary constraint, budget constraint.* sin ningún tipo de restricciones = no holds barred.* sin restricciones = unrestricted, unlimited, uninhibited, unrestrictive, unfettered, free-flowing, without stint, without limit, unencumbered.* sin restricciones de horario = unscheduled.* * *femenino restriction* * *= constraint, curtailment, restriction, restrictiveness, restraint, stricture, squeeze, stricture, constriction, clampdown (on).Ex: In practice this can only be achieved within the constraints of any given indexing language and system.
Ex: This paper emphasises the need for booksellers to keep informed of new developments and of the danger of curtailment of present activities, but also to be prepared to experiment.Ex: Within a restriction of total record size of maximum of 30,000 characters, an intending user is free to format the records in his system.Ex: This technique develops a scale of restrictiveness in dealing with overdues.Ex: It is well past the time for academics to challenge growing unconstitutional restraints on freedom to publish.Ex: Although librarians lend themselves to the strictures of automation, inadequate staff provisions are made for new technology.Ex: Even library services to rural areas have been affected by the squeeze on public sector spending.Ex: The article is entitled 'Political and administrative strictures on the National Libraries Authority proposal'.Ex: Results failed to confirm previous findings of coronary artery constriction while reliving an angry experience, yet are consistent with other studies utilizing mental arithmetic.Ex: This is the latest in a series of clampdowns on peaceful demonstration as elections approach.* imponer restricciones a = impose + limits on.* imponer una restricción = place + requirement, place + restraint.* imponer una restricción sobre Algo = impose + constraint upon.* in restricciones = no holds barred.* libre de restricciones = unencumbered.* restricción a la publicación en prensa = press restriction.* restricción de importación = import restriction.* restricción económica = economic restraint, financial squeeze.* restricciones = straitjacket [straightjacket], tightening.* restricciones crediticias = credit crunch, credit squeeze.* restricciones de agua = water restrictions.* restricciones económicas = economic restrictions.* restricciones presupuestarias = budgetary restrictions.* restricción presupuestaria = budgetary restraint, budget restraint, budget crunch, budgetary constraint, budget constraint.* sin ningún tipo de restricciones = no holds barred.* sin restricciones = unrestricted, unlimited, uninhibited, unrestrictive, unfettered, free-flowing, without stint, without limit, unencumbered.* sin restricciones de horario = unscheduled.* * *restrictionrestricciones aduaneras customs restrictionsrestricciones a la libertad de los ciudadanos restrictions o restraints on civil libertiesrestricciones de agua restrictions on the use of water, water restrictionssin restricción de edad with no restrictions on age, with no age limit* * *
restricción sustantivo femenino
restriction
restricción sustantivo femenino restriction
' restricción' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
limitación
- suprimir
English:
constraint
- freely
- reserve
- restraint
- restriction
- squeeze
- unchecked
* * *restricción nfrestriction;no hay restricciones de edad there's no age limit;restricciones de agua water rationing, water restrictions;restricciones eléctricas power cuts;han impuesto restricciones a la importación de vehículos extranjeros restrictions have been placed on the importing of foreign vehicles;esta opción permite navegar por Internet sin restricciones horarias this option allows you unmetered access to the Net twenty-four hours a day* * *f restriction;sin restricción with no restrictions* * ** * *restricción n restriction -
57 suma
f.1 addition (Mat) (acción).2 total, sum (conjunto) (de conocimientos, datos).pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: sumar.pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: sumir.* * *1 (cantidad) sum, amount2 MATEMÁTICAS sum, addition3 (resumen) summary\en suma in shortsuma total sum total* * *noun f.1) sum, amount2) addition* * *1. SF1) (Mat) (=acción) addition, adding, adding up; (=cantidad) total, sum; (=dinero) sum¿cuánto es la suma de todos los gastos? — what are the total expenses?
hacer sumas — to add up, do addition
suma y sigue — (Com) "carried forward"; (fig) * and it's still going on
2) (=resumen) summary2.SMun suma y sigue de grandes aportaciones al mundo del automóvil — a whole host of great contributions to the motoring world
* * *1) ( cantidad) sum2)a) (Mat) additionhacer sumas — to do addition, to do sums (BrE)
b) ( conjunto) combination* * *= aggregation, sum, summation, addition, accrual.Ex. We should realize that a library is not simply an aggregation of discrete recorded materials; rather, it represents a collection, or more precisely collection of works.Ex. In an application where weighted term logic is the primary search logic, search profiles are framed by combining index terms in a simple logical sum.Ex. The summation of human experience is being expanded at a prodigious rate, and the means we use for threading through the consequent maze to the momentarily important item is the same as was used in the days of square-rigged ships.Ex. Computers have circuits for performing arithmetic operations, such as: addition, subtraction, division, multiplication and exponentiation.Ex. Calcium and possibly vitamin D intake throughout childhood and adolescence may enhance bone mineral accrual.----* bonita suma = princely sum.* buena suma de dinero = hefty sum of money.* de suma importancia = of utmost importance.* de suma + Nombre = vitally + Adjetivo.* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.* en suma = in short, in sum, in a word.* grandes sumas de dinero = vast sums of money.* la suma total de = the total sum of, the sum total of.* más que la suma de sus partes = Comparativo + than the sum of its parts.* pagar una suma de dinero = pay + sum.* sabrosa suma de dinero, una = handsome sum of money, a.* suma de capital = capital sum.* suma de dinero = sum of money.* suma global = lump sum.* suma importante = princely sum.* suma lógica = logical sum.* suma simbólica de dinero = symbolic sum of money.* suma total = sum total, total, grand total, count.* * *1) ( cantidad) sum2)a) (Mat) additionhacer sumas — to do addition, to do sums (BrE)
b) ( conjunto) combination* * *= aggregation, sum, summation, addition, accrual.Ex: We should realize that a library is not simply an aggregation of discrete recorded materials; rather, it represents a collection, or more precisely collection of works.
Ex: In an application where weighted term logic is the primary search logic, search profiles are framed by combining index terms in a simple logical sum.Ex: The summation of human experience is being expanded at a prodigious rate, and the means we use for threading through the consequent maze to the momentarily important item is the same as was used in the days of square-rigged ships.Ex: Computers have circuits for performing arithmetic operations, such as: addition, subtraction, division, multiplication and exponentiation.Ex: Calcium and possibly vitamin D intake throughout childhood and adolescence may enhance bone mineral accrual.* bonita suma = princely sum.* buena suma de dinero = hefty sum of money.* de suma importancia = of utmost importance.* de suma + Nombre = vitally + Adjetivo.* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.* en suma = in short, in sum, in a word.* grandes sumas de dinero = vast sums of money.* la suma total de = the total sum of, the sum total of.* más que la suma de sus partes = Comparativo + than the sum of its parts.* pagar una suma de dinero = pay + sum.* sabrosa suma de dinero, una = handsome sum of money, a.* suma de capital = capital sum.* suma de dinero = sum of money.* suma global = lump sum.* suma importante = princely sum.* suma lógica = logical sum.* suma simbólica de dinero = symbolic sum of money.* suma total = sum total, total, grand total, count.* * *A (cantidad) sumuna importante/módica suma de dinero a considerable/modest sum of moneyB1 ( Mat) additionhacer sumas to do addition, to do sums ( BrE)hagamos la suma de todo lo que hemos gastado let's add up o ( colloq) tot up everything we've spent, let's do a reckoning of everything we've spent2 (conjunto) combinationla suma de estos incidentes the combination of these eventsen suma in short* * *
Del verbo sumar: ( conjugate sumar)
suma es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Del verbo sumir: ( conjugate sumir)
suma es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
suma
sumar
sumir
suma sustantivo femenino
1 ( cantidad) sum
2 (Mat) addition;
sumar ( conjugate sumar) verbo transitivo
◊ 8 y 5 suman 13 8 and 5 add up to o make 13
verbo intransitivo
to add up
sumarse verbo pronominala) ( agregarse) sumase A algo:◊ esto se suma a los problemas ya existentes this comes on top of o is in addition to any already existing problems
sumir ( conjugate sumir) verbo transitivo
1 ( sumergir) suma algo/a algn EN algo ‹en tristeza/desesperación› to plunge sth/sb into sth
2 (Col, Méx) ( abollar) to dent, make a dent in
sumirse verbo pronominal
1 ( hundirse) sumase EN algo ‹ en tristeza› to plunge into sth;
‹ en pensamientos› to become lost in sth
2 (Col, Méx) ( abollarse) to get dented
sumo,-a adjetivo
1 (muy grande) extreme: es tóxico, manéjalo con sumo cuidado, it's toxic, handle it with extreme care
de suma importancia, extremely important
2 (máximo en una jerarquía) supreme
♦ Locuciones: a lo sumo, at the most
Rel Sumo Pontífice, the Pope
suma sustantivo femenino
1 Mat addition: la suma de cinco y dos da siete, the sum of five plus two is five
hacer sumas, to do sums, US addition ➣ Ver nota en sumar 2 (cantidad) sum: ganó una suma importante con ese negocio, she earnt a considerable sum of money for having closed the deal
la suma total, the total amount
sumar verbo transitivo
1 Mat to add (up): seis y dos suman ocho, six and o plus two add up to o make eight
2 (la cuenta, la factura) la factura suma tres mil pesetas, the bill comes to three thousand pesetas
3 (añadir, incorporar) si al terremoto sumas las inundaciones, el desastre fue total, the earthquake, taken in conjunction with the flooding, meant total disaster
¿Cómo se dice 2 + 3 = 5?
Two and three is/equals five.
Two plus three is/equals five.
What's two and three?
sumir verbo transitivo
1 (sumergir) to submerge, sink
2 figurado la noticia le sumió en la tristeza, the news plunged him into sadness
' suma' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cantidad
- defraudar
- respetable
- sabrosa
- sabroso
- sumar
- sumo
- toda
- todo
- abultado
- apreciable
- cobrar
- conclusión
- desgravar
- despreciable
- enorme
- insignificante
- integrar
- nómina
- número
- sacar
- traspaso
English:
addition
- amount
- appropriate
- check
- inaccurate
- paltry
- paramount
- remittance
- substantial
- sum
- tendency
- add
- all
- combined
- fee
- head
- less
- utmost
* * *♦ nf1. [operación matemática] addition;hacer una suma to do an addition2. [conjunto] [de conocimientos, datos] total, sum;[de dinero] sum;es la suma del trabajo de varios investigadores it is the product of the work of several researchers;la suma de los gastos asciende a 4.000 pesos total expenditure was 4,000 pesosInformát suma de comprobación checksum; Informát suma de control checksum♦ en suma loc adv[en resumen] in short* * *f sum;en suma in short* * *suma nf1) cantidad: sum, quantity2) : addition* * *suma n sum -
58 trigonometría
f.trigonometry, trig.* * *1 trigonometry* * *SF trigonometry* * *femenino trigonometry* * *= trigonometry.Ex. In many subjects we find a steady development from basic ideas to their most complex application, a good example being mathematics: arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, calculus.* * *femenino trigonometry* * *= trigonometry.Ex: In many subjects we find a steady development from basic ideas to their most complex application, a good example being mathematics: arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, calculus.
* * *trigonometry* * *
trigonometría sustantivo femenino trigonometry
* * *trigonometry* * *f MAT trigonometry* * *: trigonometry -
59 progresión aritmética
f.arithmetic progression, arithmetical progression.* * *arithmetic progression -
60 aritmética de residuos
• modular arithmetic• residue arithmetic
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