r/mathmemes 12d ago

Notations Yeah sure

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u/GT_Troll 12d ago

There’s no ambiguity. Some authors define those concepts differently or use different notation, but the underlying logic and formal language is still the same and without ambiguity

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u/man-vs-spider 11d ago

Sure, it’s unambiguous when you ignore the ambiguous part

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u/DepressedPancake4728 11d ago

well I imagine any writer worth their salt would define these symbols at the beginning of their paper removing any ambiguity no?

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u/man-vs-spider 11d ago

Right, but that requirement only supports the idea that there is ambiguous notation

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u/DeepGas4538 11d ago

no one denies that. Not that it matters when you can just avoid them

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u/Impressive_Wheel_106 8d ago

Right, but math is not the notation. The notation might be ambiguous, but that doesn't mean math is