Namely in text
This word is useful when presenting a list that highlights the major or most important aspects of something: “At the end of the meeting, the faculty returned to their respective offices.”.“The OD600 values for bacterial growth in the 20☌, 25☌, 30☌, and 37☌ groups were 0.5, 0.6, 0.9, and 0.7, respectively, at 2 hours, but all cultures reached saturation at 8 hours.”įinally, be sure not to confuse 'respectively' with 'respective,' which is an adjective meaning 'separate':.If 'respectively' comes in the middle of a sentence, it should be both preceded and followed by a comma:
This sentence does not include a second list that corresponds to the values listed and defines their differences.
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Here are some examples of how to use these terms correctly:
The words 'respectively' and 'namely' are very useful when providing specific information to the reader, but each is frequently misused.