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Tara2 Posted 7 years ago
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Why isn't the bolded part "hence its name is “substitution method.”"?

We substitute the guessed solution for the function when applying the inductive hypothesis to smaller values; hence the name “substitution method.”

  

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Tara2 hence the name “substitution method. The implied verb comes earlier, thus: hence it has the name "substitution method" . Your version is also possible: hence the its name is "substitution method".

  • Tara2 hence the name “substitution method.
  • The implied verb comes earlier, thus: hence it has the name "substitution method" .
  • Your version is also possible: hence the its name is "substitution method".
  • But it requires removing one of the words in the original, so it doesn't show the writer's thoughts as precisely.
  • CJ
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Tara2hence the name “substitution method.

The implied verb comes earlier, thus:

hence it has the name "substitution method".

Your version is also possible:

hence the its name is "substitution method".

But it r

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