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Kooyeen

#429383 Wed, 10 Oct 07 05:49 PM

Hi,
is it ok to use "where" the way it's used in the following examples?

You can say that y = x - 5t, where t is a constant you can choose at random.
The title will be "The ring of Pneumodia", where Pneumodia is the name of a sea on a distant planet.
It's a "foreign prototype", where "foreign" means it doesn't come from California.

Thanks Smile [:)]

Kooyeen

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Clive

#429385 Wed, 10 Oct 07 05:50 PM

Hi,

Yes.

Clive

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Kooyeen

#429392 Wed, 10 Oct 07 06:08 PM

Oh, perfect then, thanks. Smile [:)]

Kooyeen

CalifJim

#429406 Wed, 10 Oct 07 06:29 PM

y = x - 5t, where t is a constant

In its mathematical use, I don't think there is any other word that could substitute for where. In mathematics you see this usage thousands of times.

CJ

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