sociedade quanticrata

English translation: quantocratic society

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Portuguese term or phrase:sociedade quanticrata
English translation:quantocratic society
Entered by: Bett

16:56 Mar 25, 2015
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy / research
Portuguese term or phrase: sociedade quanticrata
Sociedade Quanticrata:
os modos de organização, de descrição, de apreciação e de análise do mundo adotados em grande parte das situações que vivenciamos são marcados pelos processos e pelos recursos de quantificação, de ordenação, de medição e de organização dos espaços e das formas que os grupos sociais desenvolvem.
Bett
Local time: 03:05
quantocratic society
Explanation:
quantocratic society
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Nick Taylor
Local time: 06:05
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4quantified society
Daniel de Carvalho
5 +3quantocratic society
Nick Taylor
4quanticrat society
Luiza Kipper
Summary of reference entries provided
quantocracy
Ana Vozone

Discussion entries: 18





  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
quanticrat society


Explanation:
Neologismos.

Informações sobre o sufixo:

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:English_words_suffixe...
http://wordinfo.info/unit/2784

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Note added at 18 mins (2015-03-25 17:14:49 GMT)
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http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quantity

Luiza Kipper
Brazil
Local time: 03:05
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
26 mins

disagree  Richard Purdom: Even if you were in a position to invent new English words, it would be 'quantocratic' at best!
35 mins
  -> First of all, why would anyone not be allowed to invent new words? Secondly, what reason do you have to believe that? The prefix is "quant", not quanto, and the neologism actually comes from the word quantity. http://www.globalrph.com/medterm10.htm

neutral  Ana Vozone: Luiza, a palavra que você sugeriu não existe mesmo, pois não? Como é que você pode atribuir o grau de confiança de 4 à sua sugestão?
1 hr
  -> Nem quanticrata existe em Português. Tentei criar um equivalente...
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
quantified society


Explanation:

Quantified Society is the unblinking, unrelenting and uncensored exposure to systems and devices designed to monitor and measure every aspect of human existence.

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Note added at 27 mins (2015-03-25 17:23:38 GMT)
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http://www.cmo.com/articles/2013/3/20/_quantified_society_.h...


    Reference: http://opencanada.org/features/brace-for-the-quantified-soci...
Daniel de Carvalho
Brazil
Local time: 03:05
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Richard Purdom
28 mins
  -> Thank you, Richard!

agree  Margarida Ataide
49 mins
  -> Obrigado!

agree  Ana Vozone
57 mins
  -> Obrigado, Ana!

agree  Claudio Mazotti
7 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Claudio!
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
quantocratic society


Explanation:
quantocratic society


    Reference: http://definithing.com/quantocracy/
Nick Taylor
Local time: 06:05
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 136
Grading comment
thank you !

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Richard Purdom
6 mins
  -> Cheers Richard. All the best.

agree  Ana Vozone
3 hrs
  -> thanks Ana . what a kerfuffle!!

agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
6 hrs
  -> thanks Teresa
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Reference comments


1 hr peer agreement (net): +4
Reference: quantocracy

Reference information:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=quantocracy

Ana Vozone
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 97

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Margarida Ataide
1 min
  -> Obrigada, itineuropa!
agree  Richard Purdom
9 mins
  -> Thanks, Richard!
agree  Nick Taylor
14 hrs
  -> Thank you, Nick, your link is great ;)
agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
21 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Teresa!
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