给出

English translation: posit

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Chinese term or phrase:给出
English translation:posit
Entered by: Elizabeth Ruggiero

15:47 Apr 22, 2008
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mathematics & Statistics
Chinese term or phrase: 给出
In this electrical engineering article, complex math calculations are detailed. This is the context: "首先给出某一初始励磁电流核定转子相位角, 计算出气隙密..." How should the transitive verb 给出 be translated? Thank you!
Elizabeth Ruggiero
United States
posit
Explanation:
1. to place, put, or set.
2. to lay down or assume as a fact or principle; postulate.
3. something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
4. To assume the existence of
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Wing-Sze Ho
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Gertrude Tsau
4posit
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given


Explanation:
given=已知的;假設的;作為前提的; 如果

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Native speaker of: Chinese
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posit


Explanation:
1. to place, put, or set.
2. to lay down or assume as a fact or principle; postulate.
3. something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
4. To assume the existence of


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