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avec une exactitude de 1%

English translation: within a precision of 1%

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French term or phrase:avec une exactitude de 1%
English translation:within a precision of 1%
Entered by: B D Finch

11:25 Oct 6, 2009
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general)
French term or phrase: avec une exactitude de 1%
"La quantité d'eau jusqu'au niveau de la sortie est mesurée en litres (l) avec une exactitude de 1%."

A 1% accuracy level would seem somewhat unconvincing. Would it be correct to invert it and translate it as a 99% accuracy level, or to say that it is measured with 1:100 precision?

The context is leakage testing of water treatment package plants.
B D Finch
France
Local time: 01:27
within a precision of 1%
Explanation:
I have seen this formulation countless times in scientific contexts; the meaning is unambiguous.
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Attila Piróth
France
Local time: 01:27
Grading comment
Thanks Attila
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Summary of answers provided
5 +5within a precision of 1%
Attila Piróth
4with a 1% margin of error
philgoddard
3is measured to +/- 1%
Bashiqa


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
within a precision of 1%


Explanation:
I have seen this formulation countless times in scientific contexts; the meaning is unambiguous.

Attila Piróth
France
Local time: 01:27
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Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks Attila
Notes to answerer
Asker: Perfect! Thanks Attila.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  foghorn
2 mins
agree  mimi 254
15 mins
agree  chris collister: "to a precision of 1%" sounds more natural. Or simply "to within 1%"
28 mins
  -> Yes, both are widely used -- even though "to within" has always seemed redundant to me.
agree  Bourth (X): To within 1%.
1 hr
agree  Travelin Ann: to within 1%
3 hrs
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
with a 1% margin of error


Explanation:
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philgoddard
United States
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PRO pts in category: 24
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
is measured to +/- 1%


Explanation:
The measurement is not 100%accurate. There may be more, there may be less.

Bashiqa
France
Local time: 01:28
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 57
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