A few common expressions in academia to know, thank me later!
| Latin Phrase | Abbreviation | Meaning |
| exempli gratia | e.g | For example |
| ergo | Therefore | |
| et cetera | etc. | So forth |
| inter alia | i.a. | Among other things |
| id est | i.e. | That is |
| quod erat demonstrandum | Q.E.D. | Which was to be demonstrated |
| erratum | Error | |
| ex hypothesi | By hypothesis | |
| a priori | Before any experimental input | |
| a posteriori | After empirical input | |
| cogito ergo sum | I think therefore I am | |
| ipso facto | By the fact itself | |
| reductio ad absurdum | Argumentation type1 | |
| argumentum ad hominem | ad hominem | Attacking the person instead of argument |
| ad infinitum | Without an end | |
1The methodology of Reductio ad absurdum is to prove a given statement by assuming that it is false and then finding an absurd result, which then concludes that initial statement has to be true.