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The problem isn't notation in itself; it's rarely used and non-self-explanatory notation that's a problem. You can achieve the same with words by inventing your
by tormeh 12y ago
The problem isn't notation in itself; it's rarely used and non-self-explanatory notation that's a problem. You can achieve the same with words by inventing your own words and demanding that everyone learn them to understand you.
- AnimalMuppet 12y agoWhich is just about the same as using a notation and demanding that everyone use the notation to understand you - except that a large number of people already know the notation.
- gnaritas 12y agoNo, words are better than notation, they're self descriptive; there's a reason we communicate with words instead of pictographs; words are more flexible and easier to create abstractions with than symbols.
- Q6T46nT668w6i3m 12y agoAnd that isn’t a problem if you’re writing about something I care about …
- j2kun 12y agoHow else can you describe something which does not exist except by making up a new word (or repurposing an old one)? Mathematicians do this every day.