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German
Etymology
From the verb betragen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈtʁaːk/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /bəˈtʁax/ (northern Germany and parts of central Germany; now chiefly colloquial)
- IPA(key): /bəˈtʁaːx/ (parts of central Germany; now chiefly colloquial)
Noun
Betrag m (strong, genitive Betrages or Betrags, plural Beträge)
- amount, sum
- (mathematics) the magnitude or length of a vector
2001, Dieter Obermayer, Rechenpraxis für Techniker: die mathematischen Hürden des Probehalbjahres erfolgreich meistern ; , BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, page 136:Die Hypotenuse entspricht dem Betrag des Vektors (...) (sprich: Der Betrag des Vektor S ist gleich S ist gleich sechs.) Die Ankathete entspricht unserer gesuchten Strecke entlang der x-Achse. Wir wollen deren Betrag (Länge) ermitteln.- The hypotenuse corresponds to the magnitude of the vector (...) (read: The magnitude of the vector S equals S equals six.) The adjacent cathetus corresponds to our desired length along the x-axis. We wish to determine the magnitude (length) hereof.
2011, Alfred Böge, Handbuch Maschinenbau: Grundlagen und Anwendungen der Maschinenbau-Technik, Springer-Verlag, →ISBN, page 43:Vektoren dagegen sind Größen, zu deren vollständiger Beschreibung neben einem Zahlenwert, ihrem Betrag (Länge des Vektors), noch die Angabe ihrer Richtung und Orientierung erforderlich sind.- Vectors, on the other hand, are quantities for which a complete description requires, in addition to a number value, its magnitude (length of the vector), a specification of its direction and orientation.
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Further reading
- “Betrag” in Duden online
- “Betrag” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
Noun
Betrag m (plural Beträg)
- amount, sum