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Bookmark or Share- Differences between summary, abstract, overview, and synopsisI like Professor David Barnhill's argument for precis: "A precis is a brief summary of a larger work. The term "abstract" has the same meaning and is much more common, but I prefer the term precis because of its relation to the word "precise," and because of the way the word is pronounced: "pray-see."
- "Impact in" vs. "Impact on" - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeStack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers.
- What's the difference between a graph, a chart, and a plot?plot – when points are marked on a coordinate system. Therefore… bar chart; pie chart; line graph; scatter plot; I “teach” this but wouldn’t enforce it. The etymology of the suffix -graph supports my practice. Scratching with a stick produces a line. But could also produce a pictograph, figure, diagram etc.
- expressions - Is x plotted against y or is y plotted against x ...which is a mapping of y values against a range of x values related thro the function f(x). OTOH, when mathematically necessary, we would also plot x against y, x = f(y) The convention is that x would occupy the horizontal axis, while y occupies the vertical axis, regardless if x is plotted against y, or y against x.
- What is the equivalent term for 'mutiny' in a monarchy?Mutiny is a better word for an insurrection among the lower ranking military against their superiors ...
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