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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Which of these two phrases is valid:
1. We perform summation over the index I.
2. We perform the summation over the index I.
The same question for the words integration, differentiation, multiplication, search, exploration, inquiry, cleaning, fusion, welding, and other actions.
Can we use the analogy with the phrase: we practice sports.
1. We perform summation over the index I.
2. We perform the summation over the index I.
The same question for the words integration, differentiation, multiplication, search, exploration, inquiry, cleaning, fusion, welding, and other actions.
Can we use the analogy with the phrase: we practice sports.
Top answer
2. We perform the summation over the index I. )
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- We perform the summation over the index I.
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2. We perform the summation over the index I. (the indefinite article — a — is better, unless you have been talking about a particular summation in previous sentences.)
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Hi.
In my opinion, you do not need to use any article before such words. They are expressing general concepts. You are not refering to a specific summation or integration.
Having read hundreds of math type papers, using these words without article sounds better to my ear.
I hope it helps
In my opinion, you do not need to use any article before such words. They are expressing general concepts. You are not refering to a specific summation or integration.
Having read hundreds of math type papers, using these words without article sounds better to my ear.
I hope it helps
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hrsaneiIn my opinion, you do not need to use any article before such words. They are expressing general concepts. You are not refering to a specific summation or integration.Yes, that is true, but in this sentence the adjectival prepositional phrase "over the index I" is a kind of determiner, which changes the meaning from general to specific.
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