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in the previous section vs in previous section

Both phrases are correct, but they're used in different contexts. "In the previous section" refers to a specific section that was mentioned earlier in the text. On the other hand, "in previous section" refers to any section that came before the current one without specifying a particular one.
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in the previous section

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use "in the previous section" when referring to a specific section that was mentioned earlier in the text.

Examples:

  • As discussed in the previous section, the main findings were...
  • Nov 3, 2022 ... I'm stuck on "Use the user's credentials we found in the previous section and find out the credentials for MySQL. Submit the credentials as the answer.
  • Jun 22, 2024 ... [Spanish] I already learned these words in the previous section, why is Duolingo teaching it to me again like it's new? Is this a bug? · Best.
  • Examples of PREVIOUS SECTION in a sentence, how to use it. 25 examples: This was discussed in the previous section. - The dimensionless formulation of the ...
  • Aug 17, 2014 ... "as we have seen in the previous section" returns 4,280,000 results. so it's not clear which one to use based on empirical data. Is there any ...
  • If the formatting change occurs in the previous section, press Ctrl or Command + Z and move your cursor to after the section break and try it again. Use ...
  • I tried for a long time to have it done until after got How to do pages differently in the previous section on Ask library. by Loding Joseph on Jun 12, 2023.
  • Apr 17, 2013 ... Names are capitalised. "In the previous Section, a method was presented to..." This seems wrong. "Section" is not referring to ...
  • Apr 10, 2017 ... ... in the previous section. You can then delete the text in the First Page Header of the second section, without it affecting the header in the ...
  • Scroll up to see that the original header is still in tact in the previous section. Show more Less. Upvote if this is a helpful reply. Downvote if this reply ...
  • Sep 22, 2022 ... Question: In the previous section for bearing design you identified reaction forces at the bearings. From these known loads draw the bending ...

Alternatives:

  • in the following section
  • in the upcoming section
  • in the subsequent section
  • in the preceding section
  • in the section before

in previous section

This phrase is correct but less common in English.

Use "in previous section" when referring to any section that came before the current one without specifying a particular one.

Examples:

  • In previous sections, we discussed various topics related to the subject.
  • Mar 2, 2024 ... Changing section page orientation changes one singular page in previous section (but not the previous page). Hi All. Hopefully I manage to ...
  • Mar 15, 2020 ... Endnote numbering not continuous if suppressed in previous section. I am publishing a book with chapters and endnotes at the end of each ...
  • Sep 4, 2019 ... How to Delete a Section Without Losing Header/Footer info in Previous Section. I'm working in a template that has main content section with ...
  • Apr 2, 2020 ... Question: 1.2 Partial Derivative In previous section, we had studied various methods on finding the derivatives of a function with one ...
  • Documentation of disability in previous Section 504 Plan. Documentation of disability in previous Summary of Performance. Documentation of disability in ...
  • Question 328959: In previous section, we described an experiment in which the number 1,2,3,4, and 5 are written on slips of paper, and 2 slips are drawn at ...
  • ❑ Documentation of disability in previous Section 504 Plan. ❑ Documentation of disability in previous formal plan from a private school. ❑ Documentation of ...
  • ... in previous section then it will consider only values which currently have. You can see in your example when you are calculating 3rd Jan then it will only ...
  • Research Methods. Heading is a double line space from text in previous section and text is formatted as in previous section. Research Results/Findings. Heading ...
  • Fall. ITWS 2110 - Web Systems Development Credit Hours: 4; Technical Track Course #1 (see chart in previous section); Focus Track Course Credit Hours: 4; HASS ...

Alternatives:

  • in earlier sections
  • in sections before
  • in sections that came before
  • in sections prior to this one
  • in sections that preceded this one

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