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This is a great counterexample to those that decry mathematical notation. Ambiguity may not be introduced for raw efficiency, but instead to indicate powerf tec
by tel 13y ago
This is a great counterexample to those that decry mathematical notation. Ambiguity may not be introduced for raw efficiency, but instead to indicate powerf techniques through punning.
- vog 13y agoThe same holds not just for math symbols but also for math names. Many things have similar/same names because there is a deep mathematical connection that justifies the conflation.
- ErsatzVerkehr 13y agoAnd just as often the names are totally arbitrary.