Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
%a, aP - absolute percentage
English translation:
% absolut
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Anne Schulz
Jul 22, 2014 09:52
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Hi. I am translating (from a bilingual table) a marketing document about the use of SIMPONI (Golimumab) in the treatment of ulcerative colitis and the associated clinical trial that was conducted.
There is a table showing the percentages which are followed by a small "a". Would this be an abbreviation for "approximately"? If not, I'm not sure what it could mean. This "a" is also used next to the P for percentage: "ªP
There is a table showing the percentages which are followed by a small "a". Would this be an abbreviation for "approximately"? If not, I'm not sure what it could mean. This "a" is also used next to the P for percentage: "ªP
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Jul 27, 2014 09:49: Anne Schulz Created KOG entry
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Spanish term (edited):
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Maybe a way to denote an absolute percent difference? (such as an increase from 2% to 4% being a 2%a increase, but a 100% increase in relative percentage)
Note from asker:
| Thanks, Anne. Not something I've ever heard of but I'm no mathematician! So maybe I should leave it as it is? |
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http://books.google.ie/books?id=QZJ-Wn7bZ1IC&pg=PA44
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