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Yea because hieroglyphs are more understandable than the name of a function
by zwnow 11mo ago
Yea because hieroglyphs are more understandable than the name of a function
- Jensson 11mo agoThat is exactly it, a long text is much harder to understand than a one liner, we see that time and time again in problem solving if you write the same problem as a long text many fewer students manage to solve it than if you write it as a one liner.
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- SetTheorist 11mo agoThere is an inherent complexity in a lot of mathematics. The compact notation makes it much easier (or even possible) to understand what is going on. Compare something like equals(integral(divide(exponentiate(negate(divide(square(var),2))),sqrt(multiply(2,constant_pi))),var,negate(infinity),infinity),1) vs $$\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}\frac{e^{-x^2/2}}{\sqrt{2\pi}}dx = 1$$ (imagine the actual generated mathematical formula here :-/ ) it is infinitely easier to grok what is going on using symbolic notation after a minimal amount of learning.