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Right or wrong? #1 (permalink) Thu Apr 07, 2011 22:37 pm   Right or wrong?
 

Is the following expression correct or no?
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"is the duration of functioning of the"
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Right or wrong? #2 (permalink) Thu Apr 07, 2011 22:38 pm   Right or wrong?
 

It might be - it's impossible to know without more context.
This is just a fragment from the middle of a sentence.
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Right or wrong? #3 (permalink) Thu Apr 07, 2011 22:45 pm   Right or wrong?
 

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The whole sentence is as follows:
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T is the duration of functioning of the net.
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Right or wrong? #4 (permalink) Fri Apr 08, 2011 6:38 am   Right or wrong?
 

More context would be useful as we are obviously talking about a specialised sentence here.
However, it looks as if it is correct if:
T is am algebraic symbol or similar (I'd guess T - time, because of the mention of duration)
'Net' is a noun, properly used here.
The net functions for a certain period.
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