Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Kurve läuft flach aus
English translation:
the curve levels off
Added to glossary by
Anne-Katrin Grube
Jul 27, 2015 11:32
9 yrs ago
German term
Kurve läuft flach aus
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Mathematics & Statistics
in a diagram (Bauwesen):
"Die Kurve läuft ab einer Dämmstoffdicke (thickness of insulating material) von xx cm flach aus"
It is more than just a curve becoming flat ... maybe "stays flat", but it's still more than that ...
"Die Kurve läuft ab einer Dämmstoffdicke (thickness of insulating material) von xx cm flach aus"
It is more than just a curve becoming flat ... maybe "stays flat", but it's still more than that ...
Proposed translations
(English)
4 +4 | the curve tapers off | Barbara Schmidt, M.A. (X) |
4 +3 | curve flattens out | Darin Fitzpatrick |
4 | curve goes flat | DLyons |
Proposed translations
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the curve tapers off
The S-shaped curve characterizes, or at least seems to characterize, a variety of phenomena, including the demand for new toys. Its shape can most easily be explained by imagining a few bacteria in a petri dish (see diagram). At first, the number of bacteria will increase at a rapid exponential rate because of the rich nutrient broth and the ample space in which to expand. Gradually, however, as the bacteria crowd each other, their rate of increase slows and the number of bacteria stabilizes.
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Oder: the curve levels off
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Oder: the curve levels off
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Zum Inhaltlichen:
Es geht offensichtlich um die Ermittlung der optimalen Dämm(stoff)dicke eines Hauses/Gebäudes zum Zweck einer vernünftigen Investitionsentscheidung. Also im Rahmen einer Wirtschaftlichkeitsberechnung auf Basis gewisser Faktoren, in diesem Fall des Wärmeverlustes (->Energieverbrauch) gegenüber der Materialdicke/Dämmdicke (->Investitionskosten). Trägst Du die Dämmdicke auf der x-Achse auf, den Wärmeverlust (als davon abhängige Variable) auf der y-Achse, und voila: die Kurve flacht irgendwann ab. D.h. mehr Dämmstoffdicke hilft da nicht mehr, die Dämmung hat bei der fraglichen Dicke ihre maximale Wirkung erreicht - weitere Ausgaben kannst Du Dir sparen.
Der vorherige Verlauf der Kurve interessiert für die Übersetzung dieses Satzes nicht. Nur, dass sie eben steil ansteigt und dann abflacht. That's it.
Siehe auch hier:
http://hilfe.evebi.de/index.htm#!Modules/4/Documents/optimal...
http://www.schulungsstelle-traunstein.de/Energieberatung/bac...
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Oder: the curve levels off
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Oder: the curve levels off
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Zum Inhaltlichen:
Es geht offensichtlich um die Ermittlung der optimalen Dämm(stoff)dicke eines Hauses/Gebäudes zum Zweck einer vernünftigen Investitionsentscheidung. Also im Rahmen einer Wirtschaftlichkeitsberechnung auf Basis gewisser Faktoren, in diesem Fall des Wärmeverlustes (->Energieverbrauch) gegenüber der Materialdicke/Dämmdicke (->Investitionskosten). Trägst Du die Dämmdicke auf der x-Achse auf, den Wärmeverlust (als davon abhängige Variable) auf der y-Achse, und voila: die Kurve flacht irgendwann ab. D.h. mehr Dämmstoffdicke hilft da nicht mehr, die Dämmung hat bei der fraglichen Dicke ihre maximale Wirkung erreicht - weitere Ausgaben kannst Du Dir sparen.
Der vorherige Verlauf der Kurve interessiert für die Übersetzung dieses Satzes nicht. Nur, dass sie eben steil ansteigt und dann abflacht. That's it.
Siehe auch hier:
http://hilfe.evebi.de/index.htm#!Modules/4/Documents/optimal...
http://www.schulungsstelle-traunstein.de/Energieberatung/bac...
Peer comment(s):
agree |
philgoddard
: Levels off is OK, but I don't think a curve can taper.
1 hr
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Thanks Phil. A curve "tapering off" is quite common in my opinion. Then again, I'm a chemist, and you know how it is with those scientists...
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Hans-Jochen Trost
: My own inclination and habit is to say "levels off" (I'm a physicist), but 'curve "tapers off"' claims 250,000 hists at google.com with a good number of them apparently fitting the present context, so take your pick.
3 hrs
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agree |
Cilian O'Tuama
: I'm fine with tapers off too
11 hrs
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agree |
Ramey Rieger (X)
: tapers/levels both fine
19 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "That's it. Thanks heaps!"
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37 mins
curve flattens out
Another alternative, but if it is "more than that", please explain why.
Peer comment(s):
agree |
BrigitteHilgner
: Das müsste passen.
2 hrs
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agree |
Hans-Jochen Trost
: 'curve "flattens out"' scores 132,000 hits at google.com, so this is indeed as good a candidate as Barbara's suggestions.
2 hrs
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agree |
Ramey Rieger (X)
: Just as good, regardless of google
18 hrs
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5 hrs
curve goes flat
It seems to me this is subtly different from "flattens out" :-) I'll have a think about why when I get more time. In the meantime, see the link for an example of what the curve may be plotting.
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Here's a tinyurl for it http://tinyurl.com/pbrcw2k
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"tapers off exponentially" is a valid description for certain curves. But does it fit this curve? It might help to know what being plotted against what.
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OK - I've thought about this now and I think there's an essential difference between "flattens out"/"tapers off" and my suggestion. Either version could be correct, one would need to inspect the curve to see which was more appropriate.
Both "flattens out"/"tapers off" imply that this is something that happens over the course of the range of values. OTOH, "goes flat" implies that the curve is flat for the whole range, and was not flat earlier.
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Here's a tinyurl for it http://tinyurl.com/pbrcw2k
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"tapers off exponentially" is a valid description for certain curves. But does it fit this curve? It might help to know what being plotted against what.
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OK - I've thought about this now and I think there's an essential difference between "flattens out"/"tapers off" and my suggestion. Either version could be correct, one would need to inspect the curve to see which was more appropriate.
Both "flattens out"/"tapers off" imply that this is something that happens over the course of the range of values. OTOH, "goes flat" implies that the curve is flat for the whole range, and was not flat earlier.
Peer comment(s):
neutral |
Hans-Jochen Trost
: a) Your link does not work for me. b) google.com shows plenty of references when searching verbatim; however, to me they look predominantly casual in nature/use, so I'd prefer one of the other suggestions.
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"curve * flattens out" gets 266 GHits. "curve * goes flat" gets 79. I don't think Google is the way to approach this :-)
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Discussion
But I do agree with the conclusion: just translate the phrase that was written. A picture of the graph might help understand the author's intent, but our job as translators is not to re-run the author's analysis and provide our own description of such a curve. It's to translate the author's analysis, even if the original words are less than perfectly accurate or elegant.
One might argue for a theoretical curve that exponentially approached an asymptote - but there's no way that will show up in an empirical curve!
The preceding sentence says: "Bild x zeigt den Einfluss der Dämmstoffdicke auf die Wärmeverluste einer Außenwand." That's all.