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It is the lingua franca for type setting mathematical formula. It doesn't make it good. ASCIImath is easier to write, and easier to read in plain text, for exam
by bmacho 4y ago
It is the lingua franca for type setting mathematical formula. It doesn't make it good. ASCIImath is easier to write, and easier to read in plain text, for example in e-mails (/reddit/HN/fb/discord/whatever people use).
MathJax for example eats ASCIImath, I don't know if KaTeX can do that.