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chance outcome

Portuguese translation: resultado fortuito

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English term or phrase:chance outcome
Portuguese translation:resultado fortuito
Entered by: Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida

18:25 Jun 5, 2011
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Archaeology / ceramic material,
English term or phrase: chance outcome
In contradistinction to laboratory experiments which can measure the variance from a chance outcome, because they worl work with known target sets, in an applied remote viewing experiment no such baseline exists.

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Nicole L. R.
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Local time: 18:00
resultado fortuito
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 18:00
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4 +4resultado fortuito
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
4resultado do acaso
Nick Taylor


  

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resultado fortuito


Explanation:
Diria assim em PT(pt), espero que seja útil...

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 18:00
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 12
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
resultado do acaso


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resultado do acaso

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Note added at 2 hrs (2011-06-05 20:28:16 GMT)
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I would say that "fortuito" tends towards a "positive" rather than a "neutral" outcome resulting from chance

Nick Taylor
Local time: 18:00
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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