In a thesis/dissertation with a list of abbreviations, should all abbreviations be included, even if they are used only once and defined within the text?

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anonymous · Answer

Unless you're trying to save space, I'd say yes.  Members of your committee (and other readers) may not read the whole thing.  So, if they open to a section where you use the abbreviation, it's good for them to have a quick place to reference it.

On the flipside, if you're only using the abbreviation once, then why use the abbreviation at all?

anonymous · Answer

Fair enough, makes sense. Where I'm using it just once, it's where it's a commonplace abbreviation in the field and the abbreviation would be the more "usual" form to use than the fully transcribed name..

anonymous · Answer

Ah.  I don't think it matters either way.