Oct 17, 2005 13:11
18 yrs ago
French term
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Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, German to English
Zéro trouvé
French to English
Science
Physics
TESTING USING DOSIMETER
Le zéro trouvé est 0.000 Volt
Proposed translations
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| 2 +2 | zero found |
Richard Benham
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Proposed translations
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Richard Benham
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French term (edited):
Z�ro trouv�
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zero found
I can't think what else it would be. It seems ridiculous: the zero found was zero, but there is a possible explanation of sorts. It is possible that there is some other value, other than the voltage, for which they were trying to find a zero value. Or they were seeking to minimize/maximize something, so that the *derivative* would be zero.
I am just cherylling on in the dark. I really don't know. But I thought any reasonably intelligent suggestion might be better than none at all.
I am just cherylling on in the dark. I really don't know. But I thought any reasonably intelligent suggestion might be better than none at all.
Peer comment(s):
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Sylvia Smith
: this was my thinking too: calibration - they successfully calibrated the equipment by setting zero at 0.00 Volts
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Maybe. Who knows? There's not much to go on.
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Kelvin Wu
: In long-ago calculus class I remember we called the solutions to a quadratic equation the "zeros". Maybe the meaning here is similar.
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Functions (quadratic or otherwise) have zeroes; equations have "solutions" or "roots". But what you are suggesting is pretty much what I had in mind.
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks, if only for reassuring me that nobody else knows either. I'm sure it is something to do with calibration and that 'zero found' will be correctly understood by anyone who understands this esoteric doc."
Discussion
All I know is it's from radiochromic test results, and the previous three lines read:
autozero film: 1
autozero film: 2
autozero film: 3
apart from the test date, that's it.
All clear now?