Sn
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Etymology
Origin of Sn
From the Latin word stannum
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One type, called Sn or "lid" waves, moves along the top of the mantle in a region known as the lid.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 20, 2026
The sum, Sn, of the first n terms of a geometric sequence is written as Sn = a1 + a2 + a3 + ... + an.
From Textbooks ● May 6, 2020
Which of the following atoms would be expected to form negative ions in binary ionic compounds and which would be expected to form positive ions: Br, Ca, Na, N, F, Al, Sn, S, Cd?
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
Evaluate the partial sums Sn for n = 5, 10, 20.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
“Professor, I think — I know — that Sn — that someone’s going to try and steal the Stone. I’ve got to talk to Professor Dumbledore.”
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
SharkNinja SN 3.96%increase; green up pointing triangle raised its full-year outlook after second-quarter sales rose on strong demand across its product lineup, with growth led by cooking appliances, beauty products and international markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
A third technique is now emerging based on gravitationally lensed supernovae like SN Winny.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 29, 2026
SharkNinja’s SN -0.76%decrease; red down pointing triangle profit surged in the fourth quarter as sales across all four of the company’s product categories rose.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
Measurements show that this distant supernova closely matches the brightness and spectral features of SN 1998bw, a well known supernova linked to a gamma ray burst that exploded much closer to Earth.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 28, 2025
I stare at a table of numbers whose columns are labeled DA DN SA SN, and have to flip back and scan for the explanation: Dissimilar Affirmative, Dissimilar Negative, Similar Affirmative, Similar Negative.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
A few moments ago, an injured Roger Federer’s completed sn absurd win from 7 match points down in the fourth set to beat Tennys Sandgren in 5 sets.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 28, 2020
This means that S is some linear function of s1, …, sn, but not a public linear function.
From Nature ● Sep. 12, 2017
But as sn oil producer, E.N.I, has been a bungling flop.
From Time Magazine Archive
The last case arises when we consider the finite values of z for which the polynomial coefficient of sn vanishes.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
There is another sn which may perhaps be derived from the Latin sinuo, as snake, sneak, snail, snare; so likewise snap and snatch, snib, snub.
From A Grammar of the English Tongue by Samuel Johnson
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