Mathematical English Usage - a Glossary

by Jerzy Trzeciak

account

1
[of sth; see also: description] A very readable account of the theory has been given in [Zag].

For a recent account we refer to [4].

See the simplified account in [2, Section 4].

The Markov chain zk takes no account of how long the process stays in V.  

2
[for sth; see also: explain, justify, reason] This theorem accounts for the term “subharmonic”. [= explains]

So all the terms of (2) are accounted for, and the theorem is proved.

He accounts for all the major achievements in topology over the last few years. [= He records]


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