Ok, I can accept that. At the same time, my impression is that mathematicians always use single-letter variables. It's like either they're not clear who their

Ok, I can accept that. At the same time, my impression is that mathematicians always use single-letter variables. It's like either they're not clear who their audience is or they're afraid to get off the beaten path. If they're explaining a classic algorithm, they use the common, single-letter variables instead of replacing them with meaningful names.