Using abbreviations
Abbreviations are useful because they:
- save time
- connect key points.
Use standard abbreviations and develop your own. Shortening commonly used words is also a way to save time when note-taking.
Common abbreviations
| Meanings | |
| causes / leads to | → |
| an increase | ↑ |
| greater than | > |
| a decrease | ↓ |
| and | & |
| equals | = |
| is not equal to | ≠ |
| positive | + |
| less than | < |
| Meanings | ||
| for example | eg | |
| concerning / about | re | |
| note well | NB | |
| therefore | ∴ | |
| that is | ie | |
| and others | et al | |
| negative | -ve | |
| compared with | cf | |
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