I’m currently trying to improve the German translation. What does “retrievability” and “retention” mean? Are they actually the same thing (and should be translated by the same word)? Or do they represent clearly different concepts (and should therefore be translated by two different words)? “ret…

I think @Expertium is best suited to answer this. I’ll answer to the best of my knowledge. Retention is your ability to recall. 90 out of 100 correct reviews on the first time denotes a true retention of 90%. So I think it would translate to something like “Abruffähigkeit” (Please note I am not Ge…

They are definitely not the same – and they are commonly confused terms, so please translate them differently from each other, and consistent with each use! For me it helps to remember that retrievability is a property of the card, retention is a property of the person. Retrievability is one of the…

They should be translated using different words. Retrievability is calculated by FSRS, it’s the predicted probability of recall. Retention can refer to a few things (as Danika Dakika pointed out), but they all share a common property - “retention” refers to a group of cards rather than just one card…

“Abruffähigkeit” literally means Recall Ability → Retention “Abrufwahrscheinlichkeit” literally means Recall Probability → Retrievability I suppose this is an accurate enough translation :question:

Recall Abiility seems wrong. Retention isn’t about potential. Retreivability is. But I don’t speak German, so maybe I’m wrong. In some contexts, like desired retention, desired recall ability does give you the same sense.

How about “Abrufleistung” which means Achieved Recall

Not sure. Sounds correct to me but it comes in past tense. Does it fit into words like Desired Retention?

Let me correct myself, it is a noun and it rather means Recall performance. How about that.

OP, who I assume is a native or high-fluency speaker of German, was not asking for many suggestions about what German word to use. They asked for clearer definition on how the words are used and distinguished in English. Let’s re-center this thread on the question asked and hold off on any more Ger…

Thanks. Your explications helped me a lot. Especially that retrievability is a “property of a single card” and a “probability”, but retention a “property of a group of cards” and a sort of “rate”. I’ll try to find an appropriate translation, reflecting these remarks, and translate both terms differe…

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Retrievability vs retention

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