The phrase "a term can be" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the definition, nature, or characteristics of a term in a specific context.
Example: "In linguistics, a term can be defined as a word or phrase that has a specific meaning within a particular field."
Alternatives: "a term may be" or "a term is able to be".
A term can be broken only by a *.
The latest show's press night – if such a term can be used for an event that asks not be mentioned – was yesterday.
This is a polished, innovative and -- if such a term can be applied to something as nerdy as an operating system -- exciting upgrade.
In the main, we expect, any credibility determinations will be subsumed within the necessarily sophisticated analysis of the whole document, required by the standard construction rule that a term can be defined only in a way that comports with the instrument as a whole.
The text — if such a term can be applied to the mutable, self-destructing words that are heard in "Inflatable Frankenstein" — draws from Shelley's novel; James Whale's celebrated "Frankenstein" movies of the 1930s; autobiographical writings by Shelley and the theoretical musings of Antonin Artaud ("Theater of Cruelty").
Mathematical terms such as 'prime number' show that a term can be general without being vague.
Indeed, the μ a terms can be seen as an additive constant to each accessibility term for a given accessibility class (see additional file 6).
This case demonstrates that misinterpretation and mistranslation of a descriptive into a diagnostic term can be a crucial flaw leading to misdiagnosis.
A chemical term can be qualified with "analog" or "metabolite" to describe a chemical derivative (e.g., arsenic disulfide analog or arsenic metabolite).
Also, avoid field-specific jargon if a simpler term can be used instead.
Our work shows that the inclusion of a PCA term can be employed for this purpose.
