Break through in "delete the zeroes" translation???

[Hairball51]

Everyone knows that the issue we debate every single day a new article comes out is the issue concerning the translation of the phrase "delete the zeroes" and what it means. I may have just stumbled upon something pretty remarkable yet so simple...let me explain.

 

The issue has never been one of translation but one of the true meaning of the translation. It got me to thinking about how to find out the meaning of the words in Arabic. So here is what I did...

 

Knowing that dictionaries give us the meaning of words, I thought about trying to look up the meanings of the words in Arabic. I went to dictionary.com and found the section where you can translate words and phrases from one language to another. I set the translation parameters at "English to Arabic" and typed in the phrase "delete the zeroes" and hit translate. What I got back was this " حذف الاصفار". I then switched the parameters from "English to Arabic", copied and pasted the Arabic phrase "حذف الاصفار" and hit translate. The result almost knocked me off my chair! The result was..."leading zeroes"!!!!

 

See, a translation in Google just tells us the English words but it doesn't give us meaning...only dictionaries do! So the meaning of the phrase "delete the zeroes" is translated "leading zeroes"!  This is a game changer folks! This means the nominal value! Every time they have been mentioning "delete the zeroes", they have been meaning the "leading zeroes" from the nominal rate which turns .00086 to .86!!!! 

 

You can try this for yourself folks by going to dictionary.com and following the above directions....GO RV BABY!!!!

[The Machine]

interesting ..... but that what I always thought it meant .

 

+1

[Jasmine21]

I really hope this is correct Hairball!  That would make everyone's day I'm sure.  

[sxsess]

Thanks Hairball! I hope we are finally here..

[SgtFuryUSCZ]

interesting ..... but that what I always thought it meant .

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Ditto here.

[Hairball51]

I really hope this is correct Hairball!  That would make everyone's day I'm sure.  

Try it for yourself....don't just take my word for it. Go to dictionary.com and follow the steps I took above. You will clearly see the translation come back as "leading zeroes"...

interesting ..... but that what I always thought it meant .

 

+1

I know some of us have always thought that but there are those on here who really don't know and are on the fence about LOP vs. RV. I hope this settles it once and for all!!!

[easyrider]

Keepem will be here shortly.......

 

 

Edited August 8, 2013 by easyrider

[ReVbo]

Works the same on babylon.com, for what it's worth. Good stuff, Hairball.

http://translation.babylon.com/english/to-arabic/

Edited August 8, 2013 by ReVbo

[sandstorm]

Breakthrough? Don't think so.

[Hairball51]

Breakthrough? Don't think so.

I was wondering how long it would take...ha! Welcome Sand...tell me why? 

[sandstorm]

Rv in Arab actually means lop and lop actually means rv. great find

[Carvette]

thanks hairball--I didn't know. waz always told several things..GO RV

[sandstorm]

I was wondering how long it would take...ha! Welcome Sand...tell me why?

how long for what? Do your thing. It means whatever you want it. Bye now!

[jerry333]

hairball51,

Great researching the true meaning. GOOD JOB!!!

[Lutie]

Breakthrough? Don't think so.

Sands you always wear such dark glasses. Take them off and look at the light.

[Hairball51]

Rv in Arab actually means lop and lop actually means rv. great find

Come on man! That's the best you can do? Make a joke? Really? I was hoping you would tell me where I'm wrong. I am open to the possibility that I am, I was just hoping you could show me how...

[chris2028]

Very very interesting. I've always thought thats what it meant but with all the confusion when these topics start I just  let it go. But this certainly makes more sense. At .86, .50, or even .10 I will gladly cash in what I have and move on. 

[sandstorm]

Come on man! That's the best you can do? Make a joke? Really? I was hoping you would tell me where I'm wrong. I am open to the possibility that I am, I was just hoping you could show me how...

your not wrong....your so right! Lets just leave it at that.

How are sales doing this week?

[dinarbeleiver]

Lopsters 1

RV'ers 10000000000

The RV'ers WIN!!!!!!!!!!

And yes easy we are waiting for keep

[mrref]

_{Thanks for the post. But thats the way its always was meant, nothing new. Of course I've been in this delete the zeros for the past 10 years....}  

Edited August 8, 2013 by mrref

[sandstorm]

There is so much context that's been giving towards deleting three zeroes and your looking at a translator software and somehow there's a breakthrough?

Nothing better than good ole American advertising. Hope the sales pick up soon for you. I want to help you guys sell some dinar too.

Deleting three zeroes is a rv. Sounds sweet and believable. Now go make some money

[aliciadogz]

That is what I always thought it meant 3 zero in front of the numbers 000166.  LOL!!!

[Hairball51]

There is so much context that's been giving towards deleting three zeroes and your looking at a translator software and somehow there's a breakthrough?

Nothing better than good ole American advertising. Hope the sales pick up soon for you. I want to help you guys sell some dinar too.

Deleting three zeroes is a rv. Sounds sweet and believable. Now go make some money

You can infer all you want that I'm some kind of "pumper" or whatever Sand...but you're wrong. You would think someone not totally bent on one outcome could say something like "Oh wow...That's interesting...." or something other than what you've posted here. All I did was think of a different way to find out the meaning of the phrase and posted the results....that's it! The results speak for themselves Sand...I took the phrase that's been in EVERY article and translated not just the word to English but it's Arabic meaning and you think I'm "pumping"...ha! What a joke!

[wpsmit]

Thanks Hairball

 

[tankdude]

hmm....I'll play Huck Finn and hope my future can be answered by a hairball. No harm in that...if it was good enough for Mark Twain, good enough for me...

(Wow - today must be Oscure Reference Day for me....)