Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
conservative estimate
Japanese translation:
意図的に実際の数値より低めに見積もること、控えめな見積もり
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Akiko Sasanuma Howard (X)
Nov 26, 2009 05:13
14 yrs ago
English term
conservative
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What do "conservative," "unconservative" and "conservatively" mean? Example: "unconservative error" "factors are conservativelly established" "Formula may err grossly on the conservative side" "conservative factor" ...
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| 3 +1 | 控えめな（見積もり） |
Akiko Sasanuma Howard (X)
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| 3 | 保守的 |
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Dec 3, 2009 02:04: Akiko Sasanuma Howard (X) Created KOG entry
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控えめな（見積もり）
英英辞典にはConservative estimate/guessとは意図的に実際の数値より低めに見積もることとあります。これがヒントになりませんか？
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保守的
In the absence of more detail, I tend to think in terms of "conservative" being 保守的 meaning "moderate/not excessive side of things."
I think 保守的 can work for the example you provided above: "factors are conservatively established" - (factors are established in a safe and sound way - a way that avoids taking excessive chances)....Of course, it depends on what these factors are.
For your reference, I found the below sample sentence online using "保守的なファクター" (conservative factor):
トルクやスラストの必要条件や限界は、もはや保守的なファクターや ...
I think 保守的 can work for the example you provided above: "factors are conservatively established" - (factors are established in a safe and sound way - a way that avoids taking excessive chances)....Of course, it depends on what these factors are.
For your reference, I found the below sample sentence online using "保守的なファクター" (conservative factor):
トルクやスラストの必要条件や限界は、もはや保守的なファクターや ...
Reference comments
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Reference:
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http://www2.nagare.or.jp/cfd/cfd22/program/apdf/aC5-4.pdf
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http://jglobal.jst.go.jp/public/20090422/200902207577396278
http://nels.nii.ac.jp/els/110004090822.pdf?id=ART0006356197&...
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Note added at 1日20時間 (2009-11-28 01:31:02 GMT)
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http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/110000216439
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Note added at 3時間 (2009-11-26 08:18:11 GMT)
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http://jglobal.jst.go.jp/public/20090422/200902207577396278
http://nels.nii.ac.jp/els/110004090822.pdf?id=ART0006356197&...
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Note added at 1日20時間 (2009-11-28 01:31:02 GMT)
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http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/110000216439
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