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I think it would be neat to have a browser add-on that would explain meaning, use and code equivalent of a mathematical notation when user would hover over it.
by Kosirich 5y ago
I think it would be neat to have a browser add-on that would explain meaning, use and code equivalent of a mathematical notation when user would hover over it.
- _Microft 5y agoThat would be difficult. How would it know if f * g is a product or a convolution for example?
- gammalost 5y agoIt could be ordered from most to least likely like search results. Multiplication is more common so put it at the top. People will assume that it's not the right thing and work down the list
- contravariant 5y agoWell if it's mathematics then it's almost certainly a convolution. Although it could also be a mistyped sub or superscript star on f, which has various different meanings.
- Koshkin 5y agoWhy would you want to have something like this translated into code: a + b ----- c + d Math, in this sense, is already a language, and what you see is already code. (So, basically, all you are talking about is translation, like, from Ruby to Python.)
- Kosirich 5y agoThis is not what I meant at all. What I want is that I can select "sum symbol" for example, and I can get small description in a popup window. (for more complicated things that is)