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"for" or "to"

English translation: for

17:43 Nov 2, 2012
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Science - Computers: Systems, Networks / informatics
English term or phrase: "for" or "to"
original:

“It does not matter for the free inventory process Y whether the queue length process X tends to infinity or not."

Shouldn't it be rather: “It does not matter to the free inventory process Y…”
Lioba Multer
United States
Local time: 18:19
Selected answer:for
Explanation:
to would make sense if it was a person but here it's a concept so fpr works better

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Note added at 2 mins (2012-11-02 17:45:57 GMT)
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you could substitute 'for' with 'in relation to'
Selected response from:

PoveyTrans (X)
Local time: 02:19
Grading comment
Thank you!
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4 +3for
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
for


Explanation:
to would make sense if it was a person but here it's a concept so fpr works better

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Note added at 2 mins (2012-11-02 17:45:57 GMT)
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you could substitute 'for' with 'in relation to'

PoveyTrans (X)
Local time: 02:19
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M: Yes, 'to' works better for a person, but 'for' is fine for an inanimate process.
4 hrs
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agree  Edith Kelly: in the context, yep
1 day 14 hrs
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agree  Phong Le
2 days 9 hrs
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