ChatGPT:
This rubber has an elongation of not less than 5% and not more than 15%.
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ChatGPT:
Your six options are all grammatically correct and understandable. Here's a breakdown of their suitability, especially in technical or patent contexts:
✅ Best for precision and formal use (e.g., patents):
6. This rubber has an elongation of not less than 5% and not more than 15%.
– ✔ Highly precise and unambiguous.
– ✔ Common in patents and technical writing.
– ❗ Slightly wordy for general writing.
5. This rubber has an elongation of 5% or more and 15% or less.
– ✔ Also precise.
– ❗ Slightly less elegant than #6 but acceptable in technical writing.
✅ Acceptable and natural for general or less formal technical writing:
1. This rubber has an elongation of 5% to 15%.
– ✔ Natural and concise.
– ❗ Slight ambiguity: Some may interpret this as exclusive of 5% and 15%, though most understand it as inclusive.
2. This rubber has an elongation of 5% to 15% inclusive.
– ✔ Clarifies that both endpoints are included.
– ✔ Good balance between clarity and readability.
– 👍 A solid choice for semi-formal or public-facing technical documentation.
⚠ Acceptable but slightly informal or ambiguous for technical contexts:
3. This rubber has an elongation of 5–15%.
– ✔ Common in charts, summaries, or informal contexts.
– ❗ Too informal or ambiguous for patent or strict technical usage.
4. This rubber has an elongation of 5–15% inclusive.
– ✔ Attempts to be more precise.
– ❗ Hyphenated ranges with “inclusive” are less conventional; can look awkward in formal text.
✅ Recommendation (for patent or strict technical documents):
→ #6 is safest and most standard.
✅ Recommendation (for general technical writing):
→ #2 strikes a good balance of clarity and readability.
