How to use of “the” before known matrices
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I am writing a paper and want to use Vandermonde matrices in its abstract.
I am confused which of the following sentences are correct?
A) One of the important matrices in coding theory is the Vandermonde matrix.
B) One of the important matrices in coding theory is Vandermonde matrix.
C) One of the important matrices in coding theory is Vandermonde matrices.
Thanks for any suggestions.
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I am writing a paper and want to use Vandermonde matrices in its abstract.
I am confused which of the following sentences are correct?
A) One of the important matrices in coding theory is the Vandermonde matrix.
B) One of the important matrices in coding theory is Vandermonde matrix.
C) One of the important matrices in coding theory is Vandermonde matrices.
Thanks for any suggestions.
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An important matrix in coding theory is the Vandermonde matrix.
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– twnly
1 hour ago
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@twnly My advisory told me "the Vandermonde matrix" is incorrect, since it is written as if there existed only one Vandermonde matrix. Is it right?
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– user0410
1 hour ago
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Your advisor is wrong.
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– Servaes
18 mins ago
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@Servaes Unfortunately, based on the given answers, your comment is correct. But the story is this I am a student and he is a professor :)
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– user0410
14 mins ago
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That is an unfortunate situation with which I can sympathise, but not help.
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– Servaes
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I am writing a paper and want to use Vandermonde matrices in its abstract.
I am confused which of the following sentences are correct?
A) One of the important matrices in coding theory is the Vandermonde matrix.
B) One of the important matrices in coding theory is Vandermonde matrix.
C) One of the important matrices in coding theory is Vandermonde matrices.
Thanks for any suggestions.
article-writing
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I am writing a paper and want to use Vandermonde matrices in its abstract.
I am confused which of the following sentences are correct?
A) One of the important matrices in coding theory is the Vandermonde matrix.
B) One of the important matrices in coding theory is Vandermonde matrix.
C) One of the important matrices in coding theory is Vandermonde matrices.
Thanks for any suggestions.
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An important matrix in coding theory is the Vandermonde matrix.
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– twnly
1 hour ago
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@twnly My advisory told me "the Vandermonde matrix" is incorrect, since it is written as if there existed only one Vandermonde matrix. Is it right?
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– user0410
1 hour ago
1
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Your advisor is wrong.
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– Servaes
18 mins ago
1
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@Servaes Unfortunately, based on the given answers, your comment is correct. But the story is this I am a student and he is a professor :)
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– user0410
14 mins ago
1
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That is an unfortunate situation with which I can sympathise, but not help.
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– Servaes
12 mins ago
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show 2 more comments
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An important matrix in coding theory is the Vandermonde matrix.
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– twnly
1 hour ago
1
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@twnly My advisory told me "the Vandermonde matrix" is incorrect, since it is written as if there existed only one Vandermonde matrix. Is it right?
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– user0410
1 hour ago
1
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Your advisor is wrong.
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– Servaes
18 mins ago
1
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@Servaes Unfortunately, based on the given answers, your comment is correct. But the story is this I am a student and he is a professor :)
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– user0410
14 mins ago
1
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That is an unfortunate situation with which I can sympathise, but not help.
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– Servaes
12 mins ago
1
1
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An important matrix in coding theory is the Vandermonde matrix.
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– twnly
1 hour ago
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An important matrix in coding theory is the Vandermonde matrix.
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– twnly
1 hour ago
1
1
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@twnly My advisory told me "the Vandermonde matrix" is incorrect, since it is written as if there existed only one Vandermonde matrix. Is it right?
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– user0410
1 hour ago
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@twnly My advisory told me "the Vandermonde matrix" is incorrect, since it is written as if there existed only one Vandermonde matrix. Is it right?
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– user0410
1 hour ago
1
1
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Your advisor is wrong.
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– Servaes
18 mins ago
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Your advisor is wrong.
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– Servaes
18 mins ago
1
1
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@Servaes Unfortunately, based on the given answers, your comment is correct. But the story is this I am a student and he is a professor :)
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– user0410
14 mins ago
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@Servaes Unfortunately, based on the given answers, your comment is correct. But the story is this I am a student and he is a professor :)
$endgroup$
– user0410
14 mins ago
1
1
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That is an unfortunate situation with which I can sympathise, but not help.
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– Servaes
12 mins ago
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That is an unfortunate situation with which I can sympathise, but not help.
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– Servaes
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I would choose a different option. Since there is not a unique Vandermonde matrix, I would say something like
One of the most important kinds/types/families/etc. of matrices in coding theory are the Vandermonde matrices.
If you want to consider them as essentially the same then I'll choose A), but I'm not an expert in coding theory so I'm not sure that wording would sound okay to the people who will read your paper.
Edit: just to let you know, B) is incorrect since you must write "the" in this context, and C) is incorrect because you're using "is" for a plural subject.
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I have two questions. First, my advisory told me "the Vandermonde matrix" is incorrect, since it is written as if there existed only one Vandermonde matrix. Is it correct?. Second, you wrote "One of the most important ... are..." . I think the verb should be "is" not "are". Am I right?
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– user0410
1 hour ago
1
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The Vandermonde matrices are a family. It is incorrect so say "the Vandermonde matrices is a family" because the subject is "the Vandermonde matrices" not "family". In the sentece they're written in opposite order, but the syntax is the same.
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– Javi
1 hour ago
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Not all papers are perfectly grammatically correct. And sometimes there are those kinds of conventions. The important thing is to be understood, so you can first ask your colleagues if something sounds weird or not to them.
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– Javi
50 mins ago
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I have a question. Maybe it was a simple question, but I would like to ask it. Why did you use "the" before Vandermonde matrices. Thanks in advance.
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– user0410
42 mins ago
1
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If you don't use "the" there is a nuance in the meaning. Without "the" it sounds like some important matrices happen to be Vandermonde matrices, rather than saying that that specific kind of matrices (Vandermonde matrices) are important.
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– Javi
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B and C are grammatically incorrect: in B there should be an article before "Vandermonde" and in C, there should be agreement in number. As Javi comments, A is wrong on mathematical grounds: there is a whole family of Vandermonde matrices.
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Thanks for your useful answer.
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– user0410
37 mins ago
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I'd write:
Some of the important matrices in coding theory are Vandermonde matrices.
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I like your answer. It is a clear and simple sentence. Thanks
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– user0410
26 mins ago
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I would choose a different option. Since there is not a unique Vandermonde matrix, I would say something like
One of the most important kinds/types/families/etc. of matrices in coding theory are the Vandermonde matrices.
If you want to consider them as essentially the same then I'll choose A), but I'm not an expert in coding theory so I'm not sure that wording would sound okay to the people who will read your paper.
Edit: just to let you know, B) is incorrect since you must write "the" in this context, and C) is incorrect because you're using "is" for a plural subject.
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I have two questions. First, my advisory told me "the Vandermonde matrix" is incorrect, since it is written as if there existed only one Vandermonde matrix. Is it correct?. Second, you wrote "One of the most important ... are..." . I think the verb should be "is" not "are". Am I right?
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– user0410
1 hour ago
1
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The Vandermonde matrices are a family. It is incorrect so say "the Vandermonde matrices is a family" because the subject is "the Vandermonde matrices" not "family". In the sentece they're written in opposite order, but the syntax is the same.
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– Javi
1 hour ago
1
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Not all papers are perfectly grammatically correct. And sometimes there are those kinds of conventions. The important thing is to be understood, so you can first ask your colleagues if something sounds weird or not to them.
$endgroup$
– Javi
50 mins ago
1
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I have a question. Maybe it was a simple question, but I would like to ask it. Why did you use "the" before Vandermonde matrices. Thanks in advance.
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– user0410
42 mins ago
1
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If you don't use "the" there is a nuance in the meaning. Without "the" it sounds like some important matrices happen to be Vandermonde matrices, rather than saying that that specific kind of matrices (Vandermonde matrices) are important.
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– Javi
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show 3 more comments
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I would choose a different option. Since there is not a unique Vandermonde matrix, I would say something like
One of the most important kinds/types/families/etc. of matrices in coding theory are the Vandermonde matrices.
If you want to consider them as essentially the same then I'll choose A), but I'm not an expert in coding theory so I'm not sure that wording would sound okay to the people who will read your paper.
Edit: just to let you know, B) is incorrect since you must write "the" in this context, and C) is incorrect because you're using "is" for a plural subject.
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2
$begingroup$
I have two questions. First, my advisory told me "the Vandermonde matrix" is incorrect, since it is written as if there existed only one Vandermonde matrix. Is it correct?. Second, you wrote "One of the most important ... are..." . I think the verb should be "is" not "are". Am I right?
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– user0410
1 hour ago
1
$begingroup$
The Vandermonde matrices are a family. It is incorrect so say "the Vandermonde matrices is a family" because the subject is "the Vandermonde matrices" not "family". In the sentece they're written in opposite order, but the syntax is the same.
$endgroup$
– Javi
1 hour ago
1
$begingroup$
Not all papers are perfectly grammatically correct. And sometimes there are those kinds of conventions. The important thing is to be understood, so you can first ask your colleagues if something sounds weird or not to them.
$endgroup$
– Javi
50 mins ago
1
$begingroup$
I have a question. Maybe it was a simple question, but I would like to ask it. Why did you use "the" before Vandermonde matrices. Thanks in advance.
$endgroup$
– user0410
42 mins ago
1
$begingroup$
If you don't use "the" there is a nuance in the meaning. Without "the" it sounds like some important matrices happen to be Vandermonde matrices, rather than saying that that specific kind of matrices (Vandermonde matrices) are important.
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– Javi
40 mins ago
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show 3 more comments
$begingroup$
I would choose a different option. Since there is not a unique Vandermonde matrix, I would say something like
One of the most important kinds/types/families/etc. of matrices in coding theory are the Vandermonde matrices.
If you want to consider them as essentially the same then I'll choose A), but I'm not an expert in coding theory so I'm not sure that wording would sound okay to the people who will read your paper.
Edit: just to let you know, B) is incorrect since you must write "the" in this context, and C) is incorrect because you're using "is" for a plural subject.
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I would choose a different option. Since there is not a unique Vandermonde matrix, I would say something like
One of the most important kinds/types/families/etc. of matrices in coding theory are the Vandermonde matrices.
If you want to consider them as essentially the same then I'll choose A), but I'm not an expert in coding theory so I'm not sure that wording would sound okay to the people who will read your paper.
Edit: just to let you know, B) is incorrect since you must write "the" in this context, and C) is incorrect because you're using "is" for a plural subject.
edited 57 mins ago
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I have two questions. First, my advisory told me "the Vandermonde matrix" is incorrect, since it is written as if there existed only one Vandermonde matrix. Is it correct?. Second, you wrote "One of the most important ... are..." . I think the verb should be "is" not "are". Am I right?
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– user0410
1 hour ago
1
$begingroup$
The Vandermonde matrices are a family. It is incorrect so say "the Vandermonde matrices is a family" because the subject is "the Vandermonde matrices" not "family". In the sentece they're written in opposite order, but the syntax is the same.
$endgroup$
– Javi
1 hour ago
1
$begingroup$
Not all papers are perfectly grammatically correct. And sometimes there are those kinds of conventions. The important thing is to be understood, so you can first ask your colleagues if something sounds weird or not to them.
$endgroup$
– Javi
50 mins ago
1
$begingroup$
I have a question. Maybe it was a simple question, but I would like to ask it. Why did you use "the" before Vandermonde matrices. Thanks in advance.
$endgroup$
– user0410
42 mins ago
1
$begingroup$
If you don't use "the" there is a nuance in the meaning. Without "the" it sounds like some important matrices happen to be Vandermonde matrices, rather than saying that that specific kind of matrices (Vandermonde matrices) are important.
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– Javi
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show 3 more comments
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I have two questions. First, my advisory told me "the Vandermonde matrix" is incorrect, since it is written as if there existed only one Vandermonde matrix. Is it correct?. Second, you wrote "One of the most important ... are..." . I think the verb should be "is" not "are". Am I right?
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– user0410
1 hour ago
1
$begingroup$
The Vandermonde matrices are a family. It is incorrect so say "the Vandermonde matrices is a family" because the subject is "the Vandermonde matrices" not "family". In the sentece they're written in opposite order, but the syntax is the same.
$endgroup$
– Javi
1 hour ago
1
$begingroup$
Not all papers are perfectly grammatically correct. And sometimes there are those kinds of conventions. The important thing is to be understood, so you can first ask your colleagues if something sounds weird or not to them.
$endgroup$
– Javi
50 mins ago
1
$begingroup$
I have a question. Maybe it was a simple question, but I would like to ask it. Why did you use "the" before Vandermonde matrices. Thanks in advance.
$endgroup$
– user0410
42 mins ago
1
$begingroup$
If you don't use "the" there is a nuance in the meaning. Without "the" it sounds like some important matrices happen to be Vandermonde matrices, rather than saying that that specific kind of matrices (Vandermonde matrices) are important.
$endgroup$
– Javi
40 mins ago
2
2
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I have two questions. First, my advisory told me "the Vandermonde matrix" is incorrect, since it is written as if there existed only one Vandermonde matrix. Is it correct?. Second, you wrote "One of the most important ... are..." . I think the verb should be "is" not "are". Am I right?
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– user0410
1 hour ago
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I have two questions. First, my advisory told me "the Vandermonde matrix" is incorrect, since it is written as if there existed only one Vandermonde matrix. Is it correct?. Second, you wrote "One of the most important ... are..." . I think the verb should be "is" not "are". Am I right?
$endgroup$
– user0410
1 hour ago
1
1
$begingroup$
The Vandermonde matrices are a family. It is incorrect so say "the Vandermonde matrices is a family" because the subject is "the Vandermonde matrices" not "family". In the sentece they're written in opposite order, but the syntax is the same.
$endgroup$
– Javi
1 hour ago
$begingroup$
The Vandermonde matrices are a family. It is incorrect so say "the Vandermonde matrices is a family" because the subject is "the Vandermonde matrices" not "family". In the sentece they're written in opposite order, but the syntax is the same.
$endgroup$
– Javi
1 hour ago
1
1
$begingroup$
Not all papers are perfectly grammatically correct. And sometimes there are those kinds of conventions. The important thing is to be understood, so you can first ask your colleagues if something sounds weird or not to them.
$endgroup$
– Javi
50 mins ago
$begingroup$
Not all papers are perfectly grammatically correct. And sometimes there are those kinds of conventions. The important thing is to be understood, so you can first ask your colleagues if something sounds weird or not to them.
$endgroup$
– Javi
50 mins ago
1
1
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I have a question. Maybe it was a simple question, but I would like to ask it. Why did you use "the" before Vandermonde matrices. Thanks in advance.
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– user0410
42 mins ago
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I have a question. Maybe it was a simple question, but I would like to ask it. Why did you use "the" before Vandermonde matrices. Thanks in advance.
$endgroup$
– user0410
42 mins ago
1
1
$begingroup$
If you don't use "the" there is a nuance in the meaning. Without "the" it sounds like some important matrices happen to be Vandermonde matrices, rather than saying that that specific kind of matrices (Vandermonde matrices) are important.
$endgroup$
– Javi
40 mins ago
$begingroup$
If you don't use "the" there is a nuance in the meaning. Without "the" it sounds like some important matrices happen to be Vandermonde matrices, rather than saying that that specific kind of matrices (Vandermonde matrices) are important.
$endgroup$
– Javi
40 mins ago
|
show 3 more comments
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B and C are grammatically incorrect: in B there should be an article before "Vandermonde" and in C, there should be agreement in number. As Javi comments, A is wrong on mathematical grounds: there is a whole family of Vandermonde matrices.
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1
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Thanks for your useful answer.
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– user0410
37 mins ago
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B and C are grammatically incorrect: in B there should be an article before "Vandermonde" and in C, there should be agreement in number. As Javi comments, A is wrong on mathematical grounds: there is a whole family of Vandermonde matrices.
$endgroup$
1
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Thanks for your useful answer.
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– user0410
37 mins ago
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B and C are grammatically incorrect: in B there should be an article before "Vandermonde" and in C, there should be agreement in number. As Javi comments, A is wrong on mathematical grounds: there is a whole family of Vandermonde matrices.
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B and C are grammatically incorrect: in B there should be an article before "Vandermonde" and in C, there should be agreement in number. As Javi comments, A is wrong on mathematical grounds: there is a whole family of Vandermonde matrices.
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Thanks for your useful answer.
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Thanks for your useful answer.
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– user0410
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Thanks for your useful answer.
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Thanks for your useful answer.
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I'd write:
Some of the important matrices in coding theory are Vandermonde matrices.
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I like your answer. It is a clear and simple sentence. Thanks
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– user0410
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I'd write:
Some of the important matrices in coding theory are Vandermonde matrices.
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I like your answer. It is a clear and simple sentence. Thanks
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– user0410
26 mins ago
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I'd write:
Some of the important matrices in coding theory are Vandermonde matrices.
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I'd write:
Some of the important matrices in coding theory are Vandermonde matrices.
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I like your answer. It is a clear and simple sentence. Thanks
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– user0410
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I like your answer. It is a clear and simple sentence. Thanks
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– user0410
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I like your answer. It is a clear and simple sentence. Thanks
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– user0410
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I like your answer. It is a clear and simple sentence. Thanks
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@twnly My advisory told me "the Vandermonde matrix" is incorrect, since it is written as if there existed only one Vandermonde matrix. Is it right?
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Your advisor is wrong.
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@Servaes Unfortunately, based on the given answers, your comment is correct. But the story is this I am a student and he is a professor :)
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– user0410
14 mins ago
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That is an unfortunate situation with which I can sympathise, but not help.
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– Servaes
12 mins ago