Glossary entry

Deutsch term or phrase:

rein rechnerisch betrachtet

Englisch translation:

theoretically

Added to glossary by jccantrell
Jul 30, 2008 14:46
15 yrs ago
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Deutsch term

rein rechnerisch betrachtet

Deutsch > Englisch Technik Computer (allgemein)
Rein rechnerisch betrachtet können bei einer 10-Mbit-Internet-Leitung 1,25 Megabyte pro Sekunde
übertragen werden.
Change log

Jul 30, 2008 18:08: Steffen Walter changed "Term asked" from "Rein rechnerisch betrachtet" to "rein rechnerisch betrachtet"

Aug 13, 2008 04:03: jccantrell Created KOG entry

Discussion

Lingua.Franca Jul 30, 2008:
Is this a hypothetical figure, you think? Something that calculates data transmission for a network cable for example... I don't have more context.

Proposed translations

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10 Min.
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theoretically

This is how I might phrase it:

Theoretically, a 10 Mbit internet line (or connection) can transfer ...
Peer comment(s):

agree Armorel Young
5 Min.
agree Lingua.Franca : This is it: Theoretical (maximum) transmission speed.
38 Min.
agree David Williams : Or, as Tamas Toth said, "Hypothetically ..."
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agree Melanie Nassar
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agree Saman Al-Chakmakchi
2 Stunden
agree Steffen Walter
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agree EC Translate
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agree Ingrid Moore
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viewed purely mathematically

There may be other possibilities, but this would be my choice.

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Note added at 6 mins (2008-07-30 14:52:29 GMT)
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The longer version would be "seen from a purely mathematical point of view"
Peer comment(s):

agree Orion Schmidt : or "from a purely mathematical viewpoint"
2 Min.
agree Bernd Runge : with Orion
18 Min.
agree David Williams : "point of view" rather than "viewpoint".
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8 Min.

If considered in terms of figures

This is, in my opinion, a kind of idiom. You can also say: If one consideres the subject in terms of figures, .....

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Note added at 11 Min. (2008-07-30 14:57:31 GMT)
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Sorry for the spelling mistake. The right spelling is "considers", of course.

Greetings from Germany,
Falk
Peer comment(s):

disagree David Williams : Not idiomatic English.
1 Stunde
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looking at it from a purely mathematical/theoretical/computational point of view

Or "from a purely hypothetical point of view".
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