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  1. prepositions - "Denoted by" or just "denoted"? - English Language ...

    May 13, 2011 · In a mathematical context (explaining a formula just written) the following seems unobjectionable: "The set of unitary polynomials has been denoted by P". My question is …

  2. Can I "denote X by Y" in a mathematics paper?

    Jul 21, 2019 · It comes as no surprise that the word "denote" appears quite frequently in mathematics, mostly in the context where succinct notation is being introduced for some …

  3. abbreviations - Usage of "p." versus "pp." versus "pg." to denote …

    Mar 1, 2011 · Per Strunk and White's Elements of Style, p. is used to denote 1 page, pp. to denote a range of pages. This form of citation is used when you are using brief/in text citations.

  4. terminology - What is a single word to denote up-to-date-ness …

    Jul 23, 2019 · I want to add a word to the following list in my sentence to denote "up-to-date-ness" but am struggling to find the word: ...and addresses the accuracy, reliability, relevance, <up-to …

  5. grammar - Use of "denote" in a sentence - English Language

    Aug 9, 2016 · Normally, at the very least in mathematics, to denote is treated as a transitive verb i.e. it should have a subject (the thing, usually a symbol, that does the denoting) and an object …

  6. grammar - denote by or denote or denote it by - English …

    Feb 28, 2018 · The third reported attack that we denote by the "xyz" attack, occurs when .. Or. The third reported attack that we denote the "xyz" attack, occurs when .. Or. The third reported …

  7. Difference between denote and represent - English Language

    Jan 18, 2017 · In your case, denote is the word typically used in math/science to describe the symbol associated with something, (see sense 3); thus distinguishing it from represent, which …

  8. '(s)' or '/s' at the end of a word to denote one or many

    Oct 5, 2021 · addendum: A compromise outside confines of plain-text is to combine both, "(/s)", but with the parentheses shrunk slightly; this would be only marginally longer than "/s" (but …

  9. Mixing use of K for thousands and MM for millions

    Jul 3, 2014 · It would be bad form to mix K and MM because they are two different systems of notation. The best path would be to determine what your audience is most likely to …

  10. Why don't we use an apostrophe to denote ownership on 'it'?

    Aug 14, 2014 · We use apostrophes to denote ownership: I wrapped the cat's claws so he wouldn't scratch me while I handled him. However, we don't use an apostrophe when 'it' is the …