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Err, the math symbols are language independent. No guarantee that the words for sum and probability start with s and p. Why switch one arbitrary set of symbol
by jleyank 4y ago
Err, the math symbols are language independent. No guarantee that the words for sum and probability start with s and p. Why switch one arbitrary set of symbols with another.
- kulikalov 4y agoHmm... I would guess there are more people in the world who knows what "sum" means rather than "∑"
- nh23423fefe 4y agoSo, since when is math not for mathematicians. Who cares about median understanding.
- School-Cotton 4y agoWho cares what random people know? People using math know what ∑ means.
- raxxorraxor 4y agoBut it is very much its own language. With the same flaws as any as you need to know the mathematical context for symbols to make sense. There is a meaning behind them, but they often mean different things depending on the field and sometimes even contradict each other.