It is in a scientific paper. I have a parameter V.
Is it 'for given V' or 'for a given V'?
I mean a given value of V, say, V=3. The full sentence is,
for given V, the function f(x;V) is always a convex function of x.
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Sign up to join this communityIt is in a scientific paper. I have a parameter V.
Is it 'for given V' or 'for a given V'?
I mean a given value of V, say, V=3. The full sentence is,
for given V, the function f(x;V) is always a convex function of x.
The usual phrase is
a given value
or
given values
which denotes the initial condition(s) of a calculation
for a given value of x
for given values of x
I think you might be trying to say
for given values of V, the function f(x;V) is always convex