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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
The only condition is that...?
Which is correct?
The only necessary condition for this property is that the line "is" increasing.
The only necessary condition for this property is that the line "be" increasing.
The only necessary condition for this property is that the line "is" increasing.
The only necessary condition for this property is that the line "be" increasing.
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"be" is more formal than "is". Out of context it is not terribly clear what the sentence means. What "line" are you referring to?
- "be" is more formal than "is".
- Out of context it is not terribly clear what the sentence means.
- What "line" are you referring to?
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"be" is more formal than "is".
Out of context it is not terribly clear what the sentence means. What "line" are you referring to?
Out of context it is not terribly clear what the sentence means. What "line" are you referring to?
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I have a feeling " condition" here means "stipulation". But I have no clue what "line" is referring to. Based on what is written, it does not appear to be a correctly structured sentence.
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Perhaps it is describing a mathematical property, and "line" refers to a graph?
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Exactly! I didn't want to write using complex math terminology. Line is just a straight line on a graph. Thanks for all the help!
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It is not really correct to say that a line on a graph "increases". The line itself does not increase; the quantity graphed by the line increases.
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