Meaning & use
q.v.
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an abbreviation of the Latin 'quod vide,' meaning 'which see,' used to direct a reader to another part of a text for more information.
See it in a sentence
The glossary entry read: 'For related terms, see entropy (q.v.).'
Reference works often use q.v. to point readers toward a fuller definition elsewhere in the same text.
A note on using this word
Seen mainly in academic and reference writing; it is placed right after the term being cross-referenced, not before it.
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