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explaination

Grammar usage guide and real-world examples

USAGE SUMMARY

'explanation' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to describe something that provides an understanding of the meaning of something or why something happened. For example, "The professor gave an explanation as to why students should attend every class."

⚠ May contain grammatical issues

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Formal & Business

Human-verified examples from authoritative sources

Exact Expressions

18 human-written examples

It is difficult to explain on multi-dimensional space, so we use a one dimension model for explaination.

I'm not going to get into the specifics of the RDFa standard (if you'd like a more thorough explaination you can find one here and here).

News & Media

TechCrunch

An explaination for this is that in this case there will be no bias, while the open loop methods may have a bias that depends on the controller parameters.

No further explaination necessary.

News & Media

Vice

The explaination hasn't stopped Americans United for Separation of Church and State from filing a formal complaint, asking the Internal Revenue Service to investigate the diocese and claiming that the sermon was poltical at its core.

News & Media

Huffington Post

A potential explaination is that an intact nigrostriatal pathway may be necessary for stimulant enhancement of locomotor activity [33].

Science

Plosone

These data suggest that IFN-β mediates the DNA vaccine-conferred downregulation of IL-17 responses in the spleen, and is a likely explaination why pMOG-IFNbeta vaccination does not protect against EAE.

Science

Plosone

One potential explaination for these observations is that the binding of the antibody to the phosphorylated residue protects it from threonine phosphatase activity which otherwise dephosphorylates the other sites during the immunoprecipitation process.

Science

Plosone

We have no explaination for the higher risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the skin.

Science

BMC Cancer

Another explaination could also be the epistatic intereactions which importance differs among the heterotic pools.

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Similar Expressions

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He said: possible explainations included that "incoming intelligence reports were routinely destroyed" and no clear records were kept of what was destroyed.

News & Media

The Guardian

Expert writing Tips

Best practice

Always double-check the spelling of "explanation" to ensure accuracy in your writing.

Common error

Avoid misspelling "explanation" as "explaination". Use spell-check or proofread carefully to catch this error.

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Digital Humanist | Computational Linguist | CEO @Ludwig.guru

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Linguistic Context

The word "explaination" is a misspelling and therefore does not function correctly as a noun. It is intended to represent the act of making something understandable. Despite the misspelling, Ludwig shows examples of its attempted usage in various contexts.

Expression frequency: Common

Frequent in

Science

61%

News & Media

28%

Formal & Business

11%

Less common in

Formal & Business

11%

Science

61%

News & Media

28%

Ludwig's WRAP-UP

The word "explaination" is a common misspelling of the word "explanation". Despite its frequent occurrence across various sources, including scientific journals, news outlets, and business documents as shown by Ludwig, it remains grammatically incorrect. The intended meaning is to provide clarity or understanding, and while Ludwig provides examples of its usage, it's crucial to use the correct spelling, which is "explanation". Always proofread or use spell-check to avoid this error.

FAQs

How do I correctly spell "explaination"?

The correct spelling is "explanation".

What is the definition of "explanation"?

An "explanation" is a statement or account that makes something clear.

What can I say instead of "explanation"?

You can use alternatives like "reasoning", "justification", or "rationale".

Is "explaination" ever a correct spelling?

No, "explaination" is always a misspelling. The correct spelling is "explanation".

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