Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Nov 11, 2009 21:10
14 yrs ago
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French term
French and Spanish to English in NYC
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English
emboîté
Non-PRO
French to English
Social Sciences
Mathematics & Statistics
This is in a French document that discusses duration models. In this example, there are 7 models, with each model being more complex (containing more variables) than the next.
Chaque modèle est emboîté dans le précédent.
Is the translation here "nested"?
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Merci d'avance !
Chaque modèle est emboîté dans le précédent.
Is the translation here "nested"?
http://www.researchconnections.org/Discover?displayPage=data...
Merci d'avance !
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | nested |
Valerie SYKES
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| 4 | is tied up in the previous one |
MatthewLaSon
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| 4 | embedded |
Shog Imas
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| 3 | imbricated |
Bourth (X)
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Proposed translations
+1
10 mins
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nested
This is the translation given in the GDT, and 'nest' occurs frequently with 'duration models' in Google.
However, I'm not a mathematician!
However, I'm not a mathematician!
2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Merci "
28 mins
imbricated
One set is a partial subset of another. "Nested" on the other hand suggests that one set is a full subset of another. Don't know about the mathematical sense, but the general senses of emboîter appear to cover both of these.
7 hrs
is tied up in the previous one
Hello,
That's how I read it.
tied up in = to cause to be linked so as to depend on or relate to something (makes perfect sense here)
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tie-up
I hope this helps.
That's how I read it.
tied up in = to cause to be linked so as to depend on or relate to something (makes perfect sense here)
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tie-up
I hope this helps.
3 days 1 hr
embedded
Domain: Information technology and data processing
Definition: software for an embedded computer system characterised by length, long-lived complexity, continuous change; its outputs are data and control signals
Definition: software for an embedded computer system characterised by length, long-lived complexity, continuous change; its outputs are data and control signals
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