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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

distribution en taille

English translation:

distribution according to size

Added to glossary by Louisa Tchaicha
May 5, 2011 12:20
13 yrs ago
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French term

distribution en taille

French to English Tech/Engineering Physics système d'analyse de particules solides dans un milieu
Hello :)

I was hoping someone would help me with the following term: "distribution en taille"

Is it simply "distribution by size"?

Here is the sentence:
"La présente invention se rapporte au domaine de la détection et de la mesure de la quantité de particules solides (concentration, distribution en taille, masse totale, nature...)

Now that i've written it down it seems obvious that its "distribution by size" :S I'll leave it anyway :)

THank you
Proposed translations (English)
3 distribution according to size
3 +2 size distribution

Discussion

chris collister May 5, 2011:
As I said, the correct term is particle size distribution. A "range" is certainly not the same as a "distribution". Generally, but by no means always, particles such as dust are "normally" distributed (ie Gaussian) about a mean value. Both the mean and standard deviations of the distribution are important parameters in characterising the dust, sand, whatever.
SafeTex May 5, 2011:
Distribution ACCORDING to size 'Size distribution' sound a bit like 'size range' ie. particules of one molecule, two molucules etc
But I think they are talking about the distribution of certain particles in the air. Normally, the heavier the particule, the lower in the atmosphere
Therefore, I'm going to suggest 'distribution of particules ACCORDING to size'
chris collister May 5, 2011:
The usual term is "particle size distribution", or simply "size distribution", rather than "distribution by size".

Proposed translations

3 hrs
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distribution according to size

I made a mistake and gave my reasoning below in comments

Sorry about that

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'Size distribution' sound a bit like 'size range' ie. particules of one molecule, two molucules etc
But I think they are talking about the distribution of certain particles in the air. Normally, the heavier the particule, the lower in the atmosphere
Therefore, I'm going to suggest 'distribution of particules ACCORDING to size'
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Many thanks to everybody :)"
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35 mins

size distribution

Chemical composition, mass size distribution and source analysis of long-range transported wildfire smokes in Helsinki.

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Note added at 38 mins (2011-05-05 12:58:17 GMT)
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processes of soot and sulphur caused systematic differences in the mass size distributions of the different elements

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Mass and size distribution
Peer comment(s):
agree rkillings
18 hrs
thank you
agree Didier Fourcot : Mass and size distribution, with the statistical meaning of distribution, not the space scattering meaning
22 hrs
merci Didier
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