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This is a bad example, these are symbols. Like +,-,*,/,e,π,µ, ... in maths. These symbols can represent a relation between the named things he referred to. They
by sebnap 9y ago
This is a bad example, these are symbols. Like +,-,*,/,e,π,µ, ... in maths. These symbols can represent a relation between the named things he referred to. They are widely used and have more or less the same meaning across different languages.
- coldtea 9y agoNot sure of the distinction. If symbols "like in math" are OK, then math also use symbols x,y,z etc for the items in an equation/function etc, not just for the operators.