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Dec 12, 2019 12:56
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raíz por defecto
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I will also post "raíz por exceso". When estimating the square root of an imperfect square, the raíz por defecto and raíz por exceso are the square roots of the closest perfect squares.
Example:
42 is an imperfect square.
The closest perfect squares are 36 and 49.
Their square roots are 6 and 7.
So 6 is the raíz por defecto and 7 is the raíz por exceso.
Any ideas? I've found this referenced as "excess and deficiency" only in texts about ancient Chinese math techniques and really bad translations.
TIA!!
Example:
42 is an imperfect square.
The closest perfect squares are 36 and 49.
Their square roots are 6 and 7.
So 6 is the raíz por defecto and 7 is the raíz por exceso.
Any ideas? I've found this referenced as "excess and deficiency" only in texts about ancient Chinese math techniques and really bad translations.
TIA!!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | floor root |
MPGS
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Proposed translations
15 mins
floor root
vs ceiling root
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floor_and_ceiling_functions
hth
:-)
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Note added at 3 hrs (2019-12-12 16:52:54 GMT)
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The question is about math. The translations I submit are in math terms. Floor_and_ceiling_functions are (according to wikipedia) functions of real numbers (e.g. squareroot(42) = 6.4807...) that return the closest integers (6 and 7 in the example) that are larger ('ceiling') or lower ('floor') than the real number (6.4807...). Wikipedia explains it not just for squareroots but also for many other functions. Right on the target!
:-)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floor_and_ceiling_functions
hth
:-)
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Note added at 3 hrs (2019-12-12 16:52:54 GMT)
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The question is about math. The translations I submit are in math terms. Floor_and_ceiling_functions are (according to wikipedia) functions of real numbers (e.g. squareroot(42) = 6.4807...) that return the closest integers (6 and 7 in the example) that are larger ('ceiling') or lower ('floor') than the real number (6.4807...). Wikipedia explains it not just for squareroots but also for many other functions. Right on the target!
:-)
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