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Typically, if we are going to introduce any shorthand for a long name (including initializing it), the first time we use it in full and then note the shorter name we will use throughout: This can j...
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Typically, if we are going to introduce any shorthand for a long name (including initializing it), the first time we use it in full and then note the shorter name we will use throughout: This can just be the shortened name in parentheses if no worded explanation is needed; (xxx) implies "hereinafter xxxx". Or it can be an actual sentence to introduce it. Examples: > The experiments took place on Gough Island (Gough), > > The primary experiments were performed on leatherback turtles (leatherbacks), > > The most time-consuming element of this computation is the third Hessenberg Factorization of the outer product. We call this the 'outer HF'. > > Measuring the Inter-Element Coupling Factor (IECF) is the focus of our concern in this study,