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dimensionslose Kenngröße

English translation: non-dimensional indicator

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German term or phrase:dimensionslose Kenngröße
English translation:non-dimensional indicator
Entered by: AngieD

13:04 Sep 10, 2003
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Management
German term or phrase: dimensionslose Kenngröße
Das Bedrohungspotenzial stellt als dimensionslose Kenngröße ein Maß für die Bedrohung der Existenz einer Organisation durch ein vorhandenes Problem dar.

From a text on problem-solving.
TIA Angie
AngieD
Local time: 19:34
non-dimensional (or nondimensional) indicator
Explanation:
In a management context, Kenngröße is often an indicator or key indicator, which made me think of this translation. It doesn't come up all that often, but then neither does your German source term.....

I found it being used in this type of context on the following site (as well as a whole host of scientific sites).

HTH

Alison


"Value for Money Criterion [middle of Intangible Domain]
The indicators of financial and intangible value must now be combined to arrive at the Inclusive Value of the system being measured with respect to the context. Initially these are not commensurate: financial value is measured on a monetary scale (£) while intangible value is non-dimensional. Consequently financial value has to be normalised into an equivalent non-dimensional indicator (f, or c), and then combined in a simple 2-dimensional Value for Money Criterion [centre of Intangible Domain]. This gives the Inclusive Value W(f,v) for IVM applications with cash flow, or W(c,v) for cost-effectiveness or cost-benefit studies where only costs have to be considered. "
Selected response from:

Alison Schwitzgebel
France
Local time: 19:34
Grading comment
Thanks Alison - the text is about KM and problem-solving, so this link to intangible assets is great!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3dimensionless parameter
Edith Kelly
4non-measurable parameter
Steffen Walter
4non-dimensional (or nondimensional) indicator
Alison Schwitzgebel
3unmeasurable factor
Norbert Hermann


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
dimensionless parameter


Explanation:
e.g.
Dateiformat: PDF/Adobe Acrobat
... Printed in the UK A review of the dimensionless parameter scaling studies JG Cordey,
B Balet, D Campbell, CD Challis, JP Christiansen, C Gormezano, C Gowers, D ...
www.iop.org/EJ/article/0741-3335/38/12A/006/p61a05.pdf

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Note added at 2003-09-10 13:07:46 (GMT)
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dimensionless variable
is also a possibility

... Here y is a dimensionless variable which is proportional to DT, x is a dimensionless
variable which is proportional to t, Ba dimensionless variable which is ...
www.geneseo.edu/~freeman/Calorimeter/ webpage2/theory.htm

Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 19:34
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 47

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  D D (X)
3 mins
  -> Thanks.
agree  Maureen Holm, J.D., LL.M.: pretty convincing
32 mins
  -> Thanks Maureen.
agree  Michele Johnson: This is it. Like e.g. the Reynold's number for laminar/turbulent flow.
48 mins
  -> Yes, thanks.
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
unmeasurable factor


Explanation:
maybe you could put it like that :-)

Norbert Hermann
Local time: 18:34
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 2
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
non-measurable parameter


Explanation:
borrowed from the previous two answerers and slightly altered

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 19:34
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 189
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
non-dimensional (or nondimensional) indicator


Explanation:
In a management context, Kenngröße is often an indicator or key indicator, which made me think of this translation. It doesn't come up all that often, but then neither does your German source term.....

I found it being used in this type of context on the following site (as well as a whole host of scientific sites).

HTH

Alison


"Value for Money Criterion [middle of Intangible Domain]
The indicators of financial and intangible value must now be combined to arrive at the Inclusive Value of the system being measured with respect to the context. Initially these are not commensurate: financial value is measured on a monetary scale (£) while intangible value is non-dimensional. Consequently financial value has to be normalised into an equivalent non-dimensional indicator (f, or c), and then combined in a simple 2-dimensional Value for Money Criterion [centre of Intangible Domain]. This gives the Inclusive Value W(f,v) for IVM applications with cash flow, or W(c,v) for cost-effectiveness or cost-benefit studies where only costs have to be considered. "


    Reference: http://www.infoplex-uk.com/vmp/Methodology.htm
Alison Schwitzgebel
France
Local time: 19:34
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 40
Grading comment
Thanks Alison - the text is about KM and problem-solving, so this link to intangible assets is great!
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