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1. adjectiveat the extreme edge/left — ganz am Rand/ganz links
in the extreme North — im äußersten Norden
2) (reaching high degree) extrem; gewaltig [Entfernung, Unterschied]; höchst... [Gefahr]; äußerst... [Notfall, Höflichkeit, Bescheidenheit]; stärkst... [Schmerzen]; heftigst... [Zorn]; tiefst... [Hass, Dankbarkeit]; größt... [Wichtigkeit]3) (not moderate) extrem [Person, Ideen, Kritik]4) (severe) drastisch [Maßnahme]2. nounExtrem, das; [krasser] Gegensatzgo to the other extreme — ins andere Extrem verfallen
go from one extreme to another — von od. aus einem Extrem ins andere fallen
... in the extreme — äußerst...; see also academic.ru/11106/carry">carry 1. 7)
* * *[ik'stri:m] 1. adjective2) (very far or furthest in any direction, especially out from the centre: the extreme south-western tip of England; Politically, he belongs to the extreme left.) äußerst2. noun1) (something as far, or as different, as possible from something else: the extremes of sadness and joy.) das Extrem2) (the greatest degree of any state, especially if unpleasant: The extremes of heat in the desert make life uncomfortable.) das Übermaß•- extremely- extremism
- extremist
- extremity
- in the extreme
- to extremes* * *ex·treme[ɪkˈstri:m]I. adj1. (utmost) äußerste(r, s)\extreme caution äußerste [o größte] Vorsicht\extreme cold/heat extreme Kälte/Hitze\extreme difficulties extreme [o ungeheure] Schwierigkeitento feel \extreme discomfort sich akk höchst [o äußerst] unbehaglich fühlen\extreme distress größte Notto feel \extreme pain extreme Schmerzen habenwith \extreme pleasure mit größtem Vergnügen\extreme relief außerordentliche Erleichterung\extreme value MATH, TECH Extremwert m, Grenzwert m\extreme weather extreme Wetterverhältnissein his \extreme youth in seiner frühesten Jugend2. (most remote) äußerste(r, s)in the \extreme north im äußersten Norden3. (radical) radikal, extremto be \extreme in one's views radikale [o extreme] Ansichten vertretenII. n1. (furthest end) of a field äußerstes Endeto go from one \extreme to the other von einem Extrem ins andere fallento drive sb to \extremes jdn zum Äußersten treibenat the \extreme im äußersten Fall, im Extremfall3. (utmost)in the \extreme äußerstto be disappointed in the \extreme zutiefst enttäuscht seinto be surprised in the \extreme aufs Höchste überrascht sein* * *[ɪk'striːm]1. adj1) caution, courage, pleasure, kindness, simplicity äußerste(r, s); discomfort, sensitivity, concern, joy, danger größte(r, s); example, conditions, behaviour, temperatures extrem; (POL) right, left, views extrem; measures, method drastisch; difficulty, pressure ungeheuer; rudeness maßlos; poverty bitterste(r, s)of extreme importance/urgency — äußerst wichtig/dringend
the weather was pretty extreme —
the extreme unction (Rel) — die Letzte Ölung
2) (= furthest) end, tip, edge, north, south äußerste(r, s)the room at the extreme end of the corridor — das Zimmer ganz am Ende des Korridors
at the extreme left of the picture — ganz links im Bild
2. nExtrem ntthe extremes of happiness and despair —
in the extreme —
it is bewildering in the extreme — es ist höchst or im höchsten Grade verwirrend
I wouldn't go to that extreme — so weit würde ich nicht gehen
to take or carry sth to extremes — etw bis zum Extrem treiben
* * *extreme [ıkˈstriːm]extreme border äußerster Rand;extreme value Extremwert m3. äußerst(er, e, es), höchst(er, e, es) (Gefahr etc):a) Höchststrafe f,b) Todesstrafe f;extreme old age hohes Greisenalter;extreme climbing Extremklettern n4. außergewöhnlich, hochgradig, übertrieben, Not…:a) äußerster Notfall,b) besonders schwerwiegender Fallextreme measure drastische oder radikale Maßnahme;extreme Left POL äußerste Linke6. dringend(st):extreme necessity zwingende NotwendigkeitB s1. äußerstes Ende, äußerste Grenze3. Übermaß n, Übertreibung f4. Gegensatz m5. MATHa) die größte oder kleinste Größeb) Außenglied n (einer Gleichung etc):the extremes and the means die äußeren und inneren Glieder einer Proportion6. PHIL äußerstes Glied (eines logischen Schlusses)Besondere Redewendungen: at the other extreme am entgegengesetzten Ende;in the extreme, to an extreme übermäßig, äußerst, aufs Äußerste, höchst, extrem;difficult in the extreme äußerst schwierig;carry sth to an extreme etwas zu weit treiben;be driven to extremes zum Äußersten getrieben werden;fly to the opposite extreme in das entgegengesetzte Extrem verfallen;go to extremes vor nichts zurückschrecken, go from one extreme to the other aus oder von einem Extrem ins andere fallen;* * *1. adjective1) (outermost, utmost) äußerst... [Spitze, Rand, Ende]; extrem, krass [Gegensätze]at the extreme edge/left — ganz am Rand/ganz links
2) (reaching high degree) extrem; gewaltig [Entfernung, Unterschied]; höchst... [Gefahr]; äußerst... [Notfall, Höflichkeit, Bescheidenheit]; stärkst... [Schmerzen]; heftigst... [Zorn]; tiefst... [Hass, Dankbarkeit]; größt... [Wichtigkeit]3) (not moderate) extrem [Person, Ideen, Kritik]4) (severe) drastisch [Maßnahme]2. nounExtrem, das; [krasser] Gegensatzgo from one extreme to another — von od. aus einem Extrem ins andere fallen
... in the extreme — äußerst...; see also carry 1. 7)
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[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) skop2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) grd3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) popadljiv4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) reven•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) srednji2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) povprečen2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) sredinaIII 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) pomeniti2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) nameravati•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) pomenljiv- meaningless
- be meant to
- mean well* * *I [mi:n]adjectivenizek, navaden, manjvreden (stan, rod); boren, reven, oguljen, odrgnjen, umazan; nepomemben; prostaški, nizkoten, podel; skop, stiskaški; American colloquially popadljiv, hudoben (konj); American colloquially bolehenno mean foe — sovražnik, ki ni za podcenjevanjeno mean scholar — pametna glava. pomemben učenjakAmerican mean white — siromašen belec na jugu ZDAAmerican to feel mean over — sramovati se česaII [mi:n]adjectivesrednji, povprečenIII [mi:n]nounsredina; povprečje, povprečnost; (plural z glagolom v singular) sredstvo, način; plural premoženjeto be a means of — bitt česa kriv, biti povod za kajby all (manner of) means — vsekakor, na vsak način, za vsako cenoBritish English means test — preveritev premoženjskih razmer delavca, ki prejema socialno podporoIV [mi:n]1.transitive verbnameravati, imeti vmislih, kaniti, hoteti; (zlasti pasiv) nameniti ( for za); meniti, misliti; pomeniti;2.intransitive verbpomeniti (to komu)to mean mischief — imeti zlobne namene, imeti kaj za bregomto mean well (ill) by ( —ali to) s.o. — dobro (slabo) komu želeti, biti komu (ne)naklonjenwhat do you mean by it? — kaj hočeš s tem reči?, kaj naj to pomeni?to mean little to s o. — komu malo pomenitiI mean you to go — želim, da greš -
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mi:n I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) gjerrig, gnien2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) gemen; dårlig gjort3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) ondskapsfull4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) simpel, ussel, tarvelig•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) middel-2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) middel-, gjennomsnitts-2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) middel(tall)III 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) bety; mene2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) ha i tankene, akte•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) megetsigende- meaningless
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- mean wellbety--------gjennomsnittlig--------gjerrig--------lav--------middelIsubst. \/miːn\/1) ( gammeldags) middel2) middelvei3) ( matematikk eller statistikk) middeltall, gjennomsnitt, gjennomsnittstall• the mean of 3,5 and 7 is 5middeltallet av 3,5 og 7 er 5by fair means or foul med det onde eller det gode, for enhver pristhe golden mean den gylne middelveistrike the golden mean gå den gylne middelveithere is a mean in all things måtehold er en dydways and means se ➢ way, 1II1) bety2) innebære, være ensbetydende med• it means that...det betyr at \/ det innebærer at• does the name mean anything to you?• what is meant by that word?hva menes med det ordet? \/ hva betyr det ordet?• what does all this mean?hva er meningen med alt dette?\/hva skal alt dette bety?3) mene, villehan gjør alt i beste hensikt \/ han mener alt godt4) akte, ha i sinne, ha til hensikt5) være beregnet på, være myntet på, gjeldedet var tenkt som garasje\/(det var meningen) det skulle bli garasje• what is this meant to be?6) mene, sikte til, tilsikte• you don't mean it!det mener du ikke!\/det kan du ikke mene!• you don't mean to say that...du mener vel ikke å si at...• do you mean me?er det meg du mener?\/sikter du til meg?I mean to say! ( hverdagslig) det er jo det jeg mener! jo, jeg mener det!mean by mene med• what do you mean by that?meant for forutbestemt forsay one thing and mean another si en ting og mene noe annetIIIadj. \/miːn\/1) ( spesielt vitenskapelig) middel-, gjennomsnitts-, gjennomsnittlig2) ( gammeldags) mellom-, middelmådig, måteligIVadj. \/miːn\/1) gjerrig, påholden, smålig2) ussel, lav, simpel, ond, gemen, nedrig, lumpen, ufin3) ringe, simpel, vulgær4) lurvet, tarvelig, vemmelig5) (amer.) ondskapsfull, slem, ekkel6) (amer., slang) besværlig, vanskelig, vrangfeel mean ( hverdagslig) føle seg elendig føle seg liten, være flau -
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I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) mezquino, tacaño, agarrado2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) mezquino, malo3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) malo, malhumorado4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) humilde, pobre•- meanly- meanness
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1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.)2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.)
2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) término medio
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1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) querer decir2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) tener la intención, tener pensado•- meaning
2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) significativo- meaningless
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mean1 adj1. malo / malicioso / cruel / antipáticodon't be so mean! ¡no seas tan malo!2. mezquino / tacañomean2 vb1. significar / querer decirwhat does "ceiling" mean? ¿qué quiere decir "ceiling"?2. pretender / querer / tener la intencióntr[miːn]1 (average) medio,-a1 (average) promedio2 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL media3 (middle term) término medio————————tr[miːn]1 (miserly, selfish - person) mezquino,-a, tacaño,-a, agarrado,-a; (portion etc) mezquino,-a, miserable■ she felt mean about not letting the children go to the circus le sabía mal no haber dejado a los niños ir al circo3 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL familiar (person - nasty) malo,-a; (- bad-tempered) malhumorado,-a; (animal) feroz4 dated (low, poor) humilde, pobre5 familiar (skilful, great) excelente, de primera, genial\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be no mean ser todo,-a un,-a————————tr[miːn]1 (signify, represent) significar, querer decir; (to be a sign of, indicate) ser señal de, significar■ what does "mug" mean? ¿qué significa "mug"?, ¿qué quiere decir "mug"?■ does the name "Curtis" mean anything to you? ¿el nombre "Curtis" te dice algo?2 (have in mind) pensar, tener pensado,-a, tener la intención de; (intend, wish) querer, pretender■ I never meant to hurt you nunca quise hacerte daño, nunca fue mi intención hacerte daño■ I meant to post it yesterday tenía la intención de enviarlo ayer, quería enviarlo ayer3 (involve, entail) suponer, implicar; (have as result) significar4 (refer to, intend to say) referirse a, querer decir; (be serious about) decir en serio■ do you mean me? ¿te refieres a mí?■ what do you mean by that? ¿qué quieres decir con eso?■ what do you mean you forgot? ¿cómo que se te olvidó?■ she said thirty, but she meant thirsty dijo treinta, pero quería decir sedienta5 (be important) significar■ you mean a lot to me significas mucho para mí, eres muy importante para mí\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be meant for (be intended for) ser para 2 (be destined for) estar dirigido,-a a, ir dirigido,-a a■ it was meant to happen tenía que pasar, el destino así lo quisoto mean well tener buenas intenciones1) intend: querer, pensar, tener la intención deI didn't mean to do it: lo hice sin quererwhat do you mean to do?: ¿qué piensas hacer?2) signify: querer decir, significarwhat does that mean?: ¿qué quiere decir eso?3) : importarhealth means everything: lo que más importa es la saludmean adj1) humble: humilde2) negligible: despreciableit's no mean feat: no es poca cosa3) stingy: mezquino, tacaño4) cruel: malo, cruelto be mean to someone: tratar mal a alguien5) average, median: mediomean n1) midpoint: término m medio2) average: promedio m, media f aritmética3) means nplway: medio m, manera f, vía f4) means nplresources: medios mpl, recursos mpl5)by all means : por supuesto, cómo no6)by means of : por medio de7)by no means : de ninguna manera, de ningún modoadj.• abellacado, -a adj.• canallesco, -a adj.• malo, -a adj.• mediano, -a adj.• medio, -a adj.• menguado, -a adj.• mezquino, -a adj.• miserable adj.• prieto, -a adj.• ruin adj.• transido, -a adj.n.• manera s.f.• media (Matemática) s.f.• medio s.m.• promedio s.m.• término medio s.m.v.(§ p.,p.p.: meant) = destinar v.• entender v.• querer decir v.• significar v.
I miːntransitive verb (past & past p meant)1) (represent, signify) \<\<word/symbol\>\> significar*, querer* decirto mean something TO somebody: does the number 0296 mean anything to you? ¿el número 0296 te dice algo?; fame means nothing/a lot to her — la fama la tiene sin cuidado/es muy importante para ella
2)a) (refer to, intend to say) \<\<person\>\> querer* decirwhat do you mean? — ¿qué quieres decir (con eso)?
do you know what I mean? — ¿me entiendes?, ¿me comprendes?
he's Swedish, I mean, Swiss — es sueco, (qué) digo, suizo
I know who you mean — ya sé de quién hablas or a quién te refieres
what's that supposed to mean? — ¿a qué viene eso?
b) ( be serious about) decir* en serioI mean it! — va or lo digo en serio!
3) (equal, entail) significar*being 40 doesn't mean I can't wear fashionable clothes — (el) que tenga 40 años no quiere decir que no me pueda vestir a la moda
to mean -ING: that would mean repainting the kitchen — eso supondría or implicaría volver a pintar la cocina
4)a) ( intend)he didn't mean (you) any harm — no quiso hacerte daño, no lo hizo por mal
to mean to + INF: I mean to succeed mi intención es triunfar, me propongo triunfar; I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do it perdón, lo hice sin querer; I meant to do it but I forgot tenía toda la intención de hacerlo pero me olvidé; I've been meaning to talk to you hace tiempo que quiero hablar contigo; I meant it to be a surprise yo quería que fuera una sorpresa; the bullet was meant for me la bala iba dirigida a mí; we were meant for each other — estamos hechos el uno para el otro
b)to be meant to + inf — (supposed, intended)
you weren't meant to hear that — no pensaron (or pensé etc) que tú estarías escuchando
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2)a) (unkind, nasty) malob) ( excellent) (esp AmE sl) genial, fantástico3) (inferior, humble) (liter) humildethat's no mean feat/achievement — no es poca cosa, no es moco de pavo (fam)
4) ( Math) (before n) medio
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[miːn]ADJ (compar meaner) (superl meanest)1) (=stingy) tacaño, agarrado *, amarrete (And, S. Cone) *you mean thing! — ¡qué tacaño eres!
2) (=nasty) malodon't be mean! — ¡no seas malo!
you mean thing! — ¡qué malo eres!
a mean trick — una jugarreta, una mala pasada
you were mean to me — te portaste fatal or muy mal conmigo
3) (=vicious) malo4) (=of poor quality) inferior; (=shabby) humilde, vil; (=humble) [birth] humilde, pobre5) (US) formidable, de primera
II [miːn]1.N (=middle term) término m medio; (=average) promedio m ; (Math) media fthe golden or happy mean — el justo medio
2.ADJ mediomean life — (Phys) vida f media
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[miːn](pt, pp meant) VT1) [word, sign] (=signify) significar, querer decirwhat does this word mean? — ¿qué significa or quiere decir esta palabra?
"vest" means something different in America — en América "vest" tiene otro significado or significa otra cosa
you know what it means to hit a policeman? — ¿usted sabe qué consecuencias trae el golpear a un policía?
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what do you mean by that? — ¿qué quieres decir con eso?•
it means a lot to have you with us — significa mucho tenerte con nosotrosyour friendship means a lot to me — tu amistad es muy importante or significa mucho para mí
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the name means nothing to me — el nombre no me suenaknow 1., 4)•
the play didn't mean a thing to me — no saqué nada en claro de la obra2) [person]a) (=imply) querer decir; (=refer to) referirse awhat do you mean? — ¿qué quieres decir?
18, I mean 19 — 18, digo 19
do you mean me? — ¿te refieres a mí?
b) (=signify) significar•
don't I mean anything to you? — ¿no significo yo nada para ti?c) (=be determined about)you can't mean it! — ¡no lo dirás en serio!
d) (=intend)what do you mean to do? — ¿qué piensas hacer?
I meant to help — pensaba ayudar, tenía la intención de ayudar
I mean to have it — pienso or me propongo obtenerlo
sorry, I didn't mean you to do it — lo siento, mi intención no era que lo hicieras tú
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I meant it as a joke — lo dije en broma•
was the remark meant for me? — ¿el comentario iba por mí?•
I meant no harm by what I said — no lo dije con mala intención3) (=suppose) suponer•
to be meant to do sth, it's meant to be a good car — este coche se supone que es buenothis portrait is meant to be Anne — este retrato es de Anne, aunque no lo parezca
I wasn't meant to work for my living! — ¡yo no estoy hecho para trabajar!
you're not meant to drink it! — ¡no es para beber!
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I [miːn]transitive verb (past & past p meant)1) (represent, signify) \<\<word/symbol\>\> significar*, querer* decirto mean something TO somebody: does the number 0296 mean anything to you? ¿el número 0296 te dice algo?; fame means nothing/a lot to her — la fama la tiene sin cuidado/es muy importante para ella
2)a) (refer to, intend to say) \<\<person\>\> querer* decirwhat do you mean? — ¿qué quieres decir (con eso)?
do you know what I mean? — ¿me entiendes?, ¿me comprendes?
he's Swedish, I mean, Swiss — es sueco, (qué) digo, suizo
I know who you mean — ya sé de quién hablas or a quién te refieres
what's that supposed to mean? — ¿a qué viene eso?
b) ( be serious about) decir* en serioI mean it! — va or lo digo en serio!
3) (equal, entail) significar*being 40 doesn't mean I can't wear fashionable clothes — (el) que tenga 40 años no quiere decir que no me pueda vestir a la moda
to mean -ING: that would mean repainting the kitchen — eso supondría or implicaría volver a pintar la cocina
4)a) ( intend)he didn't mean (you) any harm — no quiso hacerte daño, no lo hizo por mal
to mean to + INF: I mean to succeed mi intención es triunfar, me propongo triunfar; I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do it perdón, lo hice sin querer; I meant to do it but I forgot tenía toda la intención de hacerlo pero me olvidé; I've been meaning to talk to you hace tiempo que quiero hablar contigo; I meant it to be a surprise yo quería que fuera una sorpresa; the bullet was meant for me la bala iba dirigida a mí; we were meant for each other — estamos hechos el uno para el otro
b)to be meant to + inf — (supposed, intended)
you weren't meant to hear that — no pensaron (or pensé etc) que tú estarías escuchando
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2)a) (unkind, nasty) malob) ( excellent) (esp AmE sl) genial, fantástico3) (inferior, humble) (liter) humildethat's no mean feat/achievement — no es poca cosa, no es moco de pavo (fam)
4) ( Math) (before n) medio
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5 anticipated operating conditions
Those conditions which are known from experience or which can be reasonably envisaged to occur during the operational life of the aircraft taking into account the operations for which the aircraft is made eligible, the conditions so considered being relative to the meteorological state of the atmosphere, to the configuration of terrain, to the functioning of the aircraft, to the efficiency of personnel and to all the factors affecting safety in flight. Anticipated operating conditions do not include:a) those extremes which can be effectively avoided by means of operating procedures; andb) those extremes which occur so infrequently that to require the Standards to be met in such extremes would give a higher level of airworthiness than experience has shown to be necessary and practical.(AN 8)Услoвия, кoтoрыe стaли извeстны из прaктики или вoзникнoвeниe кoтoрых мoжнo с дoстaтoчным oснoвaниeм прeдвидeть в тeчeниe срoкa службы вoздушнoгo суднa с учeтoм eгo нaзнaчeния. Эти услoвия зaвисят oт мeтeoрoлoгичeскoгo сoстoяния aтмoсфeры, рeльeфa мeстнoсти, функциoнирoвaния вoздушнoгo суднa, квaлификaции пeрсoнaлa и всeх прoчих фaктoрoв, влияющих нa бeзoпaснoсть пoлётa. Oжидaeмыe услoвия эксплуaтaции нe включaют:a) экстрeмaльныe услoвия, кoтoрые мoжнo успeшнo избeжaть путeм испoльзoвaния сooтвeтствующих прaвил эксплуатации;b) экстрeмaльныe услoвия, кoтoрыe вoзникaют нaстoлькo рeдкo, чтo трeбoвaниe выпoлнять Cтaндaрты в oтнoшeнии этих услoвий привeлo бы к oбeспeчeнию бoлee высoкoгo урoвня лётнoй гoднoсти, чeм этo нeoбхoдимo и прaктичeски oбoснoвaнo.International Civil Aviation Vocabulary (English-Russian) > anticipated operating conditions
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6 Consciousness
Consciousness is what makes the mind-body problem really intractable.... Without consciousness the mind-body problem would be much less interesting. With consciousness it seems hopeless. (T. Nagel, 1979, pp. 165-166)This approach to understanding sensory qualia is both theoretically and empirically motivated... [;] it suggests an effective means of expressing the allegedly inexpressible. The "ineffable" pink of one's current visual sensation may be richly and precisely expressed as a 95Hz/80Hz/80Hz "chord" in the relevant triune cortical system. The "unconveyable" taste sensation produced by the fabled Australian health tonic Vegamite might be poignantly conveyed as a 85/80/90/15 "chord" in one's four channeled gustatory system.... And the "indescribably" olfactory sensation produced by a newly opened rose might be quite accurately described as a 95/35/10/80/60/55 "chord" in some six-dimensional space within one's olfactory bulb. (P. M. Churchland, 1989, p. 106)One of philosophy's favorite facets of mentality has received scant attention from cognitive psychologists, and that is consciousness itself: fullblown, introspective, inner-world phenomenological consciousness. In fact if one looks in the obvious places... one finds not so much a lack of interest as a deliberate and adroit avoidance of the issue. I think I know why. Consciousness appears to be the last bastion of occult properties, epiphenomena, and immeasurable subjective states-in short, the one area of mind best left to the philosophers, who are welcome to it. Let them make fools of themselves trying to corral the quicksilver of "phenomenology" into a respectable theory. (Dennett, 1978b, p. 149)When I am thinking about anything, my consciousness consists of a number of ideas.... But every idea can be resolved into elements... and these elements are sensations. (Titchener, 1910, p. 33)A Darwin machine now provides a framework for thinking about thought, indeed one that may be a reasonable first approximation to the actual brain machinery underlying thought. An intracerebral Darwin Machine need not try out one sequence at a time against memory; it may be able to try out dozens, if not hundreds, simultaneously, shape up new generations in milliseconds, and thus initiate insightful actions without overt trial and error. This massively parallel selection among stochastic sequences is more analogous to the ways of darwinian biology than to the "von Neumann" serial computer. Which is why I call it a Darwin Machine instead; it shapes up thoughts in milliseconds rather than millennia, and uses innocuous remembered environments rather than noxious real-life ones. It may well create the uniquely human aspect of our consciousness. (Calvin, 1990, pp. 261-262)To suppose the mind to exist in two different states, in the same moment, is a manifest absurdity. To the whole series of states of the mind, then, whatever the individual, momentary successive states may be, I give the name of our consciousness.... There are not sensations, thoughts, passions, and also consciousness, any more than there is quadruped or animal, as a separate being to be added to the wolves, tygers, elephants, and other living creatures.... The fallacy of conceiving consciousness to be something different from the feeling, which is said to be its object, has arisen, in a great measure, from the use of the personal pronoun I. (T. Brown, 1970, p. 336)The human capacity for speech is certainly unique. But the gulf between it and the behavior of animals no longer seems unbridgeable.... What does this leave us with, then, which is characteristically human?.... t resides in the human capacity for consciousness and self-consciousness. (Rose, 1976, p. 177)[Human consciousness] depends wholly on our seeing the outside world in such categories. And the problems of consciousness arise from putting reconstitution beside internalization, from our also being able to see ourselves as if we were objects in the outside world. That is in the very nature of language; it is impossible to have a symbolic system without it.... The Cartesian dualism between mind and body arises directly from this, and so do all the famous paradoxes, both in mathematics and in linguistics.... (Bronowski, 1978, pp. 38-39)It seems to me that there are at least four different viewpoints-or extremes of viewpoint-that one may reasonably hold on the matter [of computation and conscious thinking]:A. All thinking is computation; in particular, feelings of conscious awareness are evoked merely by the carrying out of appropriate computations.B. Awareness is a feature of the brain's physical action; and whereas any physical action can be simulated computationally, computational simulation cannot by itself evoke awareness.C. Appropriate physical action of the brain evokes awareness, but this physical action cannot even be properly simulated computationally.D. Awareness cannot be explained by physical, computational, or any other scientific terms. (Penrose, 1994, p. 12)Historical dictionary of quotations in cognitive science > Consciousness
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