Symbols of Latex scientific research papers (Greek letters & Latin words)
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In the reading of papers in scientific research, you will definitely encounter various formula symbols. Understanding these Greek symbols and their common expressions in the field is helpful for scientific research. Different fields have different meanings of these Greek letters. The content of this article involves the field or some interpretations of papers on computers and artificial intelligence. There are also some common English phrases and Latin abbreviations in these papers that can also be seen in this article. I hope readers can gain something.
1. The Greek alphabet
The Greek alphabet (English: Greek alphabet) is the alphabet used in the Greek language, and is also widely used in computers, mathematics, physics, chemistry, astronomy and other disciplines. Even the word alphabet is a composite of the first two Greek letters α (Alpha) and β (Beta).
It is also very easy to type these Greek letters in Latex, just "" + English phonetic notation (see the picture above for English phonetic notation).
2. Latin abbreviations
| abbreviation | English interpretation | Chinese interpretation |
|---|---|---|
| e.g | for example/instance | For example |
| i.e | that is， in other words | That is, in other words, that is |
| et al. | and others | and others |
| etc. | and so on | wait for something |
| viz. | that is,namely, to wit | That is to say, namely |
| vice versa | – | vice versa |
| vs. | versus | Relative to (for comparing two |
| ca. | circa | About |
| in fact | – | (not recognized by law but) actually exists |
| a.k.a. | also known as | aka, also known as |
| cf. | confer | look up |
| cp. | compare | Compare |
| w.r.t. | with respect to | about, in terms of |
| s.t. | subject to（such that） | satisfy... |
| – | – | – |