Timeline for Is it correct to use “polymerase chain reaction” without "the" definite article?
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| Sep 20, 2019 at 16:39 | vote | accept | Zak | ||
| Sep 18, 2019 at 7:36 | history | edited | Bella Swan | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Sep 17, 2019 at 23:32 | comment | added | Lambie | I have updated my answer, and there is a reason: it is viewed as a non-count noun, like nuclear fusion or fission. It is a method. | |
| Sep 17, 2019 at 23:28 | comment | added | Lambie | First, I am not a scientist but now I see why there is no article. Polymer chain reaction is an uncountable noun as used here. That's why. It is a method. So, the use allows one not to use the article. It's just like: nuclear fission or nuclear fusion. A non-count noun. | |
| Sep 14, 2019 at 6:46 | comment | added | Zak | Then it’s not only Wikipedia, but also some respectable peer-reviewed journals: sciencedirect.com/topics/neuroscience/polymerase-chain-reaction | |
| Sep 13, 2019 at 17:47 | comment | added | Lambie | That first link refers to a specific PCR. There are not many that use it without. And several have the the plural noun and the Wikipedia thing is wrong. | |
| Sep 13, 2019 at 17:02 | answer | added | Lambie | timeline score: 0 | |
| Sep 13, 2019 at 14:59 | answer | added | TypeIA | timeline score: 1 | |
| Sep 13, 2019 at 13:58 | history | asked | Zak | CC BY-SA 4.0 |