Which of the following sentences regarding the calculation of something should be preferred?
- The calculation of the result by this equation…
- The calculation of the result by means of this equation…
- The calculation of the result through this equation…
- The calculation of the result from this equation…
Moreover, is any of them particularly incorrect?
Answer
As a matter of style, I would write “The calculation of the result through the use of this equation”. Alternatively I would suggest by the use of.
The correctness of choosing by, by means of, through, or from depend on whether this equation is thought of as a tool, a route to a result, or a process that generates a result. The choice of the phrase through the use of avoids any ambiguity about the nature of equation because it is equally applicable to all of those meanings.
Attribution
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