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Looks like a project to invent notation that put all the context inline with the equation, with the main motivation being: > A person using a screen reader (sof
by SiempreViernes 5y ago
Looks like a project to invent notation that put all the context inline with the equation, with the main motivation being:
> A person using a screen reader (software that reads text out loud, typically to someone who cannot see the words) may hear the formulas pronounced incorrectly, giving the symbols a different meaning than intended. Space Math provides an easy way to resolve the ambiguity.
- sdenton4 5y agoThis does seem like an instance where accessibility helps everyone. Imagine being able to click on a formula to have it read aloud, resolving any ambiguity in the rendered notation.
- SiempreViernes 5y agoTo me notational ambiguity is very rarely a problem, it's about as common seeing ambiguity resolved by the Oxford comma. There are some fields where it is frequent problem, but I doubt this proposals is what will get the statisticians over this death cult where they use "p" for everything ...
- sdenton4 5y agoIt's not a problem when you're immersed in a particular field: It's mostly a problem for cross-silo communication and new blood. I'm sure the statisticians feel that the many uses of 'p' are perfectly unambiguous. :) Lowering barriers to understanding is inherently a good thing, and might even help some useful knowledge leak out of deeply isolated corners of academia.