Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

n'

English translation:

n'

Added to glossary by narasimha (X)
Jan 18, 2012 08:34
12 yrs ago
French term

n'

French to English Tech/Engineering Physics photovoltaic cell
.......certains d’entre euz seulement, soit n’, rencontrent des électrons de valence
Proposed translations (English)
5 +4 n'
Change log

Jan 23, 2012 04:12: narasimha (X) Created KOG entry

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (1): cc in nyc

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Proposed translations

+4
3 mins
Selected

n'

You have n somethings. Some of them, i.e. n', encounter valence electrons.

n' < n.

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Note added at 5 mins (2012-01-18 08:39:22 GMT)
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This is a common engineering/physics/mathematics notation. It has nothing to do with French.
Note from asker:
Thank you very much. It looks simple but it eludes you.
Peer comment(s):

agree Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
1 min
agree Tony M : Yes, n' are a subset of n
3 mins
agree Ronald van Riet
19 mins
agree Simon Mountifield : Yes - called the "complement" in set theory (discrete maths), where N' is the set of all elements in U (universal set) that are not in N, i.e. N' = {x : x ∉ N} // I see. You're right. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.
55 mins
Not in this case! These n' ARE in n. As Tony says, they are a subset of n.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you very much. It looks simple but it eludes you."
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