I both agree and disagree at the same time. And as you can see from the other comments here, it's not a clear cut issue. For me _some_ math functionality would

I both agree and disagree at the same time. And as you can see from the other comments here, it's not a clear cut issue. For me _some_ math functionality would be welcome, and some would not. But equally, if a feature is present, I fully expect it to be abused and make things worse rather than better, as with any feature. So, e.g., I'd much rather have code like Γ(α, β) than Gamma(alpha, beta), and N(μ, σ²) over normpdf( mu, sigmasquared ), but I would not like it if people started choosing obscure single-letter names instead of self-documenting code that "reads like English". But arguably that is a question of promoting good style and programming standards, not one of "limiting the freedom of users by design because some may not follow good style".