Clarity in Math Expressions

NPS Graduate Writing Center

Deciding how to format a given mathematical expression in your text is a C(2, 1) situation: it can either go in-line with the text or on a separate line, as a display equation. This video (4:12) explains how to make that choice and offers guidelines for describing and punctuating mathematics clearly:

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