Mathematical English Usage - a Glossary

by Jerzy Trzeciak

obtain

[see also: get, derive, gain]

Theorem 2, at the end of Section 2, was not originally obtained in the manner indicated there.

A key step in obtaining (6) is Hölder's inequality.

We thus obtain f=g. [Not: “We obtain that f=g'', “We receive f=g''.]

Also, wherever possible, we work with integer coefficients, enabling us to obtain information about torsion.

the solution obtained [Not: “the obtained solution'']


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