Mar 13, 2009 15:45
15 yrs ago
French term
Canada
La chasse aux 9.
French to English
Marketing
Science (general)
water filtration
To explain the context, here is the text that follows: Cette tactique implique l’utilisation de méthodes d’analyse plus poussées pour permettre de prétendre à un pourcentage de réduction du contaminant plus élevé. Ainsi, tout est mis en œuvre pour atteindre le très peu réaliste 99.99%.
As per text. this is one of three actions undertaken by water filtration device manufacturers to sell their products. I have never heard of this "chasse aux 9" strategy. Is there an equivalent in English? If not, any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!
As per text. this is one of three actions undertaken by water filtration device manufacturers to sell their products. I have never heard of this "chasse aux 9" strategy. Is there an equivalent in English? If not, any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!
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Simon Cole
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"the quest for nines"
I notice that your quoted text refers to 99.99% or "4 nines" although other answerers are referring to 5 nines. So I don't think the number of nines is necessarily relevant.
Filter performance is quoted either as % or as a log value. For example, 99.999% would be 10(5) [10 to power 5]. They can be hard to interpret - 99.999% is TEN times better than 99.99%, which is TEN times better than 99.9%, and so on. As log (or so-called "titre or log reduction" values), these three efficiencies become 10(5), 10(4) and 10(3), making the differences easier to interpret.
When I worked in the filter industry, which I did for 24 years, I dealt with titre reduction values for sterilising filters of > 10(13), in other numbers, 99.99999999999% (13 9's). This becomes essential since bacteria grow, so in theory even one passing through the filter could grow to produce many billions by the time an injectable drug reaches your arm!
I never came across this actual phase but the sense of your text made me think of the "Quest for the Holy Grail".
Filter performance is quoted either as % or as a log value. For example, 99.999% would be 10(5) [10 to power 5]. They can be hard to interpret - 99.999% is TEN times better than 99.99%, which is TEN times better than 99.9%, and so on. As log (or so-called "titre or log reduction" values), these three efficiencies become 10(5), 10(4) and 10(3), making the differences easier to interpret.
When I worked in the filter industry, which I did for 24 years, I dealt with titre reduction values for sterilising filters of > 10(13), in other numbers, 99.99999999999% (13 9's). This becomes essential since bacteria grow, so in theory even one passing through the filter could grow to produce many billions by the time an injectable drug reaches your arm!
I never came across this actual phase but the sense of your text made me think of the "Quest for the Holy Grail".
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I was first tempted to go with "aiming for five nines" since it is a common expression in the industry but you have convinced me that the number of nines is not relevant. Thanks so much."
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Hunting for nines (99.99%) or reaching for the best quality or highest rate of decontamination
IMO
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24 mins
aiming for five nines
five nines reliability/availability is a common expression
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Reliability and Availability BasicsReliability and Availability Basics are discussed in this article. ... A 5-nines availability corresponds to 99.999% availability. ...
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Five Nines Reliability Explained ..:: The BiG i -- the ONLY thing ..."Five Nines" or 99.999% reliability is totally possible. ... Reaching "Five-Nines" reliability, involves integrating "triple redundacy" into a system. ...
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Note added at 26 mins (2009-03-13 16:12:17 GMT)
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of course you'll have to change the 99,99% to 99.999% for it to make sense
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-03-13 17:15:13 GMT)
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or if that can't be changed, "aiming for four nines"
The Holy Grail of five-nines reliabilityFive-nines reliability… It's the standard often quoted for traditional telephone service, a goal for new competitors, and a bragging point for equipment ...
searchnetworking.techtarget.com/generic/0,295582,sid7_gci1064318,00.html - 66k - Cached - Similar pages
Uptime - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThe uptime and reliability of computer and communications facilities is sometimes measured in nines (similar to the unit of metallic purity). "Five nines" ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uptime - 44k - Cached - Similar pages
Reliability and Availability BasicsReliability and Availability Basics are discussed in this article. ... A 5-nines availability corresponds to 99.999% availability. ...
www.eventhelix.com/RealtimeMantra/FaultHandling/reliability... - 19k - Cached - Similar pages
Five Nines Reliability Explained ..:: The BiG i -- the ONLY thing ..."Five Nines" or 99.999% reliability is totally possible. ... Reaching "Five-Nines" reliability, involves integrating "triple redundacy" into a system. ...
www.bigi.net/thebigi/fiveNines.html
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Note added at 26 mins (2009-03-13 16:12:17 GMT)
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of course you'll have to change the 99,99% to 99.999% for it to make sense
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-03-13 17:15:13 GMT)
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or if that can't be changed, "aiming for four nines"
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Aiming for Four Nines
If the text specifies 99.99%, then they are aiming for four nines. The expression simply varies with the reliability or availability being aimed for.
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