20:52 Jun 27, 2017 |
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French to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general) / EN-UK – lift installati | |||||||
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5 | remote measuring and remote counting |
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télémesure et télécomptage remote measuring and remote counting Explanation: télémesure = remote measuring = the variable being measured is a continuous variable can take any value (a "floating number" in computing) (between some maximum and minimum) - the reading is a real number and the precision of the reading (the number of significant decimals) is limited only by the sensitivity of the sensor; télécomptage = remote counting = the variable being measured is a discrete variable that must be expressed in whole numbers (an "integer" in computing) - the reading MUST be a whole number [one car, two cars one pedestrian, two pedestrians etc..] a bit like "countables" and "uncountables" ... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 9 hrs (2017-06-28 06:06:57 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- télécomptage = more accurately counting "in fixed increments" like "counting" the number of "units" of electrical energy consumed. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 9 hrs (2017-06-28 06:13:29 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- for example: télécomptage could be about counting the number of passengers getting in or out of the lift; télémesure could be about measuring the total weight of all passengers in the lift cabin, or the tension of the lift cable, or the speed of the cabin ... |
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