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Forward Slash (Virgule, Solidus).
Cheryl Iverson
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (11 ed.)
The forward slash is used to represent per, and, or or and to divide material (eg, numerator and denominator in fractions; month, day, and year in dates [only in tables and figures]; lines of poetry). It may also be used in URLs (see 2.0...In Dates.
Cheryl Iverson
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (11 ed.)
Use the forward slash in dates only in tables and figures to save space (month/day/year) (see 4.1.6, Tables, Punctuation). Avoid this presentation of dates in the text. Previous | Next In equations that are set on the line and run into the text rather than centered and set off (...In Equations.
Cheryl Iverson
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (11 ed.)
In equations that are set on the line and run into the text rather than centered and set off (see 20.2, Stacked vs Unstacked Fractions or Formulas), use the forward slash to separate numerator and denominator. The stacked fraction y=r1+...Phonetics, Poetry.
Cheryl Iverson
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (11 ed.)
The forward slash is also used to set off phonemes and phonemic transcription and to divide run-in lines of poetry. /d/ as in dog . . . cold-breath’d earth!/Earth of the slumbering and liquid trees!/Earth of departed sunset─/Earth of the mountains misty-topt! Previous | NextRatios.
Cheryl Iverson
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (11 ed.)
Although a forward slash may be used to express a ratio (eg, the male/female [M/F] ratio was 2/1), a colon is recommended to express ratios that involve numbers or abbreviations (eg, the apoB:apo AI ratio was 2:1) and the word to is recommended to express ratios involving words (eg, the male to female ratio) (...Used to Express Equivalence or Duality.
Cheryl Iverson
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (11 ed.)
When 2 terms are of equal weight in an expression and and is implied between them to express this equivalence, the forward slash can be retained. Developing skin cancer screening recommendations in the Hispanic/Latino population can be challenging. The diagnosis and initial treatment/diagnostic planning were recorded....Used to Mean per.
Cheryl Iverson
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (11 ed.)
In the “per” construction, use a forward slash only when (1) the construction involves units of measure (including time) and (2) at least 1 element includes a specific numerical quantity and (3) the element immediately adjacent on each side is either a specific numerical quantity or a unit of measure. In such cases, the units of measure should be abbreviated in accordance with ...View:
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