you use abbreviations when you want to make a long story short.Like for instants you can abbreviate the word ect.
willam oughtred invented the abbreviations of 'sin' and 'cos'. I'm certain abbreviations existed before this.
The brevity of the report and all its confusing abbreviations makes it useless for anything.
Abbreviations are acceptable in an informal situation or when everyone knows what the abbreviations mean. For example, you could talk about NASA in any setting, but you wouldn't say LOL in a business meeting.
wikipedia lists some of them under "Notation in probability and statistics". However, various academic disciplines have their own publication standards also. For example, if you were publishing in the field of psychology then you might be obliged to use the APA abbreviations.
No, abbreviations are not allowed in Scrabble.
See the related link for common abbreviations.
Abbreviations make writing things easier and faster.
In APA style, you can use standard abbreviations, such as "e.g." for "for example" or "et al." for "and others." It's recommended to use abbreviations sparingly and to define them the first time you use them in your text. Avoid using unfamiliar or non-standard abbreviations.
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Every trust should have its own list of recognised abbreviations. If it's not on the list - don't use it!
Yes
We use Prof. here in Canada.
Maj. Shaw
The abbreviation for Missouri is MO.
Abbreviationitis is the excessive or compulsive use of abbreviations for perceived simplification of use.