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Treating 2π as a single entity is probably the best option for now. Not sure if formulas like 1/2 (2π) r^2 will ever catch on, but in more complicated formulas
by contravariant 10y ago
Treating 2π as a single entity is probably the best option for now. Not sure if formulas like 1/2 (2π) r^2 will ever catch on, but in more complicated formulas it's probably better to not simplify things like (2π)^4 / 6 to 2^3 π^4 / 3.
- sevenless 10y agoThe idea of 2π as symbolic entity in its own right, should be easier to accept than τ. Introduce a single symbol that joins 2 and π, a bit like the Jupiter symbol (http://unicode-table.com/en/2643/ http://unicode-table.com/en/2643/), and pronounced 'two-pi'. Like τ it also starts with a T, for turn. That would be totally backward compatible in reading, writing and speech.
- eddieh 10y agoA ligature is what you're suggesting. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typographic_ligature https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typographic_ligature