For example, in the notation , the reader can only infer from the context whether it means a single-index object, taken with the subscript equal to product of variables ,  and , or it is an indication to a trivalent tensor.
fɔːɹ ɛɡzˈæmpəl, ɪnðə noʊtˈeɪʃən , ðə ɹˈiːdɚ kæn ˈoʊnli ɪnfˈɜː fɹʌmðə kˈɑːntɛkst wˈɛðɚɹ ɪt mˈiːnz ɐ sˈɪŋɡəlˈɪndɛks ˈɑːbdʒɛkt, tˈeɪkən wɪððə sˈʌbskɹɪpt ˈiːkwəl tə pɹˈɑːdʌkt ʌv vˈɛɹɪəbəlz ,  ænd , ɔːɹ ɪɾ ɪz ɐn ˌɪndɪkˈeɪʃən tʊ ɐ tɹˈaɪvələnt tˈɛnsɚ.