Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

certa

English translation:

exact

Added to glossary by Zareh Darakjian Ph.D.
Aug 5, 2006 15:06
17 yrs ago
Italian term

certa

Italian to English Medical Medical: Health Care opthalmology journal article on radiofrequency
Sfrutta radiofrequenze monopolari con una Frequenza fissa e **certa** pari a 4 Mhz mediante elettrodo sferico di 0.5 mm di diametro in lega speciale ad alta conduttanza.

**precise** or **exact**, fixed frequency equal to 4 MhZ?

TIA!
Proposed translations (English)
3 +1 exact
3 +1 precise

Proposed translations

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exact

I would think it's "exact". Precision does not imply exactness or accuracy. Some instrument can be precise (in that it reproduces the same number every time) but still can be completely inaccurate.
Peer comment(s):

agree stefania da prato
29 mins
Thank you, stefania!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Zareh and texjax both, thank you. I believe exact works well in this text."
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6 mins

precise

These are either fixed frequency monitors or are incompatible with the ... and you know the precise frequency, this info still won't help your situation. ...

http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/ffmon.htm
Peer comment(s):

agree Antonio Volpe Pasini : I tend to agree with you also because we are not talking about instruments
14 hrs
grazie Antonio, come stai?
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