During the logarithmic computations, she carefully recorded the mantissae from the tables.

At dusk, the praying mantises in the garden locked their sickle-shaped forelegs around unsuspecting moths.

The researchers compared the mantissas of the logarithmic values to identify small numerical differences.

In the garden, mantises patiently waited among the leaves, motionless and alert.

She moved with mantislike precision, folding her long fingers as if ready to strike.