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Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

gegenläufige Kosten

English translation:

inversely proportional (costs/expenses)

Added to glossary by macrettoc
Feb 26, 2008 17:27
16 yrs ago
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German term

gegenläufige Kosten

German to English Bus/Financial IT (Information Technology)
KONTEXT: ,,Gegenläufige Kosten: Die Kostenverläufe für vorbeugende Instandhaltung und Instandsetzung sind gegenläufig, und zwar in Abhängigkeit vom Intensitätsgrad der vorbeugenden Instandhaltung. Je höher der Intensitätsgrad der vorbeugenden Instandhaltung, desto höher die Kosten der vorbeugenden Instandhaltung. Je höher der Intensitätsgrad der vorbeugenden Instandhaltung, desto niedriger die Kosten der Instandsetzung."

Can I translate ,,gegenläufige (Kosten)" here as "differing (costs)"?
Proposed translations (English)
3 -1 inversely proportional (costs/expenses)
3 -1 countermoving costs
Change log

Feb 26, 2008 23:13: Steffen Walter changed "Term asked" from "Gegenläufige Kosten" to "gegenläufige Kosten" , "Field" from "Tech/Engineering" to "Bus/Financial"

Discussion

Vittorio Ferretti Mar 4, 2008:
I am sorry, but "proportional" is not a qualitative but quantitative adjective, and means a linear function.
Armorel Young Feb 26, 2008:
It's not the costs themselves but the Kostenverläufe that differ - in one case the costs rise with the Intensitätsgrad and in the other they fall - it's the trend of the costs that is in different directions; I'm still looking for a neat way of putting it

Proposed translations

-1
3 hrs
Selected

inversely proportional (costs/expenses)

with thanks to Amorel for explaing what this is about.

sample refs:

Inversely proportional?
The cost per person ($C) of hiring the ferry is inversely proportional to the number of people (n). Hoanne knows that if 80 people attend, the cost will be ...
community.boredofstudies.org/11/general-mathematics/45880/inversely-proportional.html

Thought for the day: Telling tales of missed objectives | 15 Oct ...
Nevertheless, I do believe that the cost of technology is always inversely proportional to the strategic planning effort because our head-long dash towards ...
www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2004/10/15/205981/thought-f...

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Note added at 3 hrs (2008-02-26 21:13:04 GMT)
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naja, in this case you could also say 'opposite cost trends' -- as your text explains, the cost of preventive maintenance is directly proportional to the scope of PM, while the cost of servicing is inversely proportional to the scope of PM.
Peer comment(s):
disagree Vittorio Ferretti : this is "umgekehrt proportional", so if one cost doubles, the other halves; that is not the issue of the text.
6 days
'inversely proportional' doesn't necessarily have to be linearly proprotional, but you have a point, which is addressed by my added note.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Many thanks for your help! :-)"
-1
2 hrs

countermoving costs

a literal translation, but w/o Ghits
Peer comment(s):
neutral Armorel Young : I don't think that conveys the fact that one set of costs goes up while the other set goes down
48 mins
disagree Kim Metzger : Yes, "without Ghits" is strong indication that it's not used in the English language.
3 hrs
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