justo medio

English translation: medium

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Spanish term or phrase:justo medio
English translation:medium
Entered by: patyjs

03:10 Feb 12, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Mathematics & Statistics
Spanish term or phrase: justo medio
Alberto Magnus' definition of angle:

Para una superficie un ángulo está encerrado por medio de líneas, dado que es el justo medio entre una cantidad de una dimensión y otra de dos. No obstante, un ángulo sólido termina en superficies, siendo el justo medio entre una superficie, que tiene dos dimensiones, y un sólido, que tiene tres dimensiones.

Thanks very much.
patyjs
Mexico
Local time: 06:18
medium
Explanation:
"In his comments on the Elements, Albertus Magnus concluded that ... an angle was a relation because the angle was a 'medium' between a line and a surface" (Tummers, 1984)

"Happy" sounds to me out of place in a mathematical description..
If I had to render "justo", I would say "is precisely the medium."

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translatol
Local time: 12:18
Grading comment
thanks, Translatol. I had used medium, in fact, but wanted other opinions before committing.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1the happy medium
Cecilia Della Croce
4fair mean
Sergio Gaymer
4medium
translatol
3golden mean
Ashok Pipal


  

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golden mean


Explanation:
The dictionary that I have translates "justo medio" as "golden mean".
Golden mean as per definition in another dictionary is:
1. The proportional relation between two divisions of line or two dimension of a plane figure such that short : long :: long : (short + long).
2. The middle between extremes

Ashok Pipal
Local time: 17:48
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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fair mean


Explanation:
:)

Sergio Gaymer
Chile
Local time: 07:18
Native speaker of: Spanish
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the happy medium


Explanation:
suerte

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Note added at 8 hrs (2008-02-12 12:05:44 GMT)
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está como frase hecha en el Oxford Superlex y en el Longmand Dictionary of Contemporary English

Cecilia Della Croce
Argentina
Local time: 09:18
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Victoria Porter-Burns:
5 hrs
  -> gracias, Vicotria
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
medium


Explanation:
"In his comments on the Elements, Albertus Magnus concluded that ... an angle was a relation because the angle was a 'medium' between a line and a surface" (Tummers, 1984)

"Happy" sounds to me out of place in a mathematical description..
If I had to render "justo", I would say "is precisely the medium."

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Note added at 11 hrs (2008-02-12 14:36:55 GMT)
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The whole internet reference won't fit into the box below, so here it is in full:

http://209.85.129.104/search?q=cache:KssvM918xOwJ:math.coe.u...


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translatol
Local time: 12:18
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thanks, Translatol. I had used medium, in fact, but wanted other opinions before committing.
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