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  2. Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Mathematics/sandbox - Wikipedia

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    Just as in mathematics publications, a sentence which ends with a formula must have a period at the end of the formula. [e] This equally applies to displayed formulae (that is, formulae that take up a line by themselves). Similarly, if the conventional punctuation rules would require a question mark, comma, semicolon, or other punctuation at ...

  3. Wikipedia : Guidance on applying the Manual of Style

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    Avoid abbreviations that may not be easily understood, such as e.g. (for example) and i.e. (that is). While these abbreviations are commonly used in standard English (although many English-speakers confuse the two!), more scholarly abbreviations of Latin terms such as nb or viz. should be avoided.

  4. List of typographical symbols and punctuation marks - Wikipedia

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    Chemical symbol – Abbreviations used in chemistry; Chinese punctuation – Punctuation used with Chinese characters; Currency symbol – Symbol used to represent a monetary currency's name; Diacritic – Modifier mark added to a letter (accent marks etc.) Hebrew punctuation – Punctuation conventions of the Hebrew language over time

  5. Wikipedia : Manual of Style/Abbreviations

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    A shortening is an abbreviation formed by removing at least the last letter of a word (e.g. etc. and rhino), and sometimes also containing letters not present in the full form (e.g. bike). As a general rule, use a full point after a shortening that only exists in writing (e.g. etc. ) but not for a shortening that is used in speech (e.g. rhino ).

  6. English punctuation - Wikipedia

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    Open punctuation eliminates the need for a period at the end of a stand-alone statement, in an abbreviation or acronym (including personal initials and post-nominal letters, and time-of-day abbreviations), as well as in components of postal addresses. This style also eschews optional commas in sentences, including the serial comma.

  7. Full stop - Wikipedia

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    If the abbreviation ends a declaratory sentence, there is no additional period immediately following the full stop that ends the abbreviation (e.g. "My name is Gabriel Gama Jr."). Though two full stops (one for the abbreviation, one for the sentence ending) might be expected, conventionally only one is written. [25]

  8. Study shows why ending text message in a period could be a ...

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    In a new study, scientists prove that ending your text with a period could make you come across insincere. Skip to main content. News. 24/7 help. For premium support please call: ...

  9. Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers - Wikipedia

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    Left of the decimal point, five or more digits are grouped into threes separated by commas (e.g. 12,200; 255,200 km; 8,274,527th; 1 ⁄ 86,400). Numbers with exactly four digits left of the decimal point may optionally be grouped (either 1,250 or 1250), consistently within any given article. Do not use commas to the right of the decimal point ...