"Exempli Gratia" literally translates to "Example Given", so I'd say yes, it does stand for that?
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Here’s a couple mnemonics to help you remember which one to use:
- i.e. = translate this in your head to “in etherwords”
- e.g. = translate this in your head to “example given”
You think a bunch of words can stop me? The only letters I fear are 911
I'm sorry to tell ya this, but those are numbers not letters.
What does that stand for exactly?
quod erat demonstrandum, "which was to be demonstrated". it's one of the several ways to conclude a formal proof
Quod Erat Demonstrandum - what has been demonstrated. (Or something like that..my latin sucks) Oversimplification - "I have shown proof of the statements made."
when i say e.g. I'm actually abbreviating "example given"
Thats the cool thing about language that people dont really seem to understand. Meaning is defined by what we collectively believe, not latin origins.
unfortunately in practice knowing this distinction is essentially pointless
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