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Crossing the Z is a good one. I cross 0 but understand the point with phi. Something that’s not mentioned is y (lowercase) and how they can look like a 4
by dieselgate 2y ago
Crossing the Z is a good one. I cross 0 but understand the point with phi. Something that’s not mentioned is y (lowercase) and how they can look like a 4
- gilleain 2y agoI never used to cross my zeros until I was spending some time writing a lot of diagrams that had both O (for oxygen) and 0 (for the numeric label). It got very confusing!
- annzabelle 2y agoI never took a real chem or bio class, but more than half my degree involved classes where 0 and ∅ were extremely frequently used. Thankfully no math or CS professor is stupid enough to use the letter o as a symbol or variable name.
- dieselgate 2y agoDoes ∅ relate to diameter, zero, or something else?
- dvdkon 2y agoThe empty set, I presume. As a computer science student, I have to juggle O, o, 0, and ∅. (capital/lowercase letter, zero, empty set. Fun!
- ddq 2y agoI started crossing Z, 7, 0 and generally writing in as unambiguous a manner as possible in my math homework because I was afraid of the teacher reading it wrong and taking points off.
- mkl 2y agoI always cross my zs in maths to distinguish them from 2s, but in some countries they cross the 2s to distinguish them from zs, so the ambiguities remain.
- ziml77 2y agoI started crossing the Z in college because I was tired of messing things up because I confused a Z for a 2. I only crossed the 0 when Os showed up and it could be confusing. Similarly my 1s would get the hat and feet if I felt like it wasn't clear what it was. I can't say I ever had trouble with y and 4 looking the same. I use the open 4 but the y has one less angle and it sits lower. If anything a y is more likely to look like a v if you can't see the descender clearly
- Biganon 2y agoTo avoid mixing up zeroes with the empty set or phi, simply put a dot inside of them instead of crossing them. Many fonts do that.