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1. ∑ XahLee (xahlee@noagendasocial.com)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Oct-2017 09:18:24 EDT ∑ XahLee

   am now think that the entire traditional math notation should be abolished. Absolutely. There's zero goodness in it.

   1. ∑ XahLee (xahlee@noagendasocial.com)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Oct-2017 10:06:22 EDT ∑ XahLee

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      traditional math notations, they work as pictographs. Or, as picture abbrev of words.

      this includes dy/dx, x^2 sin^2, ∫ f dx, ∂ Δ ∇, matrix … ⋱, set builder {x | x > 0, x ∈ ℤ}, f:ℝ²→ℝ³, all just pictographs

      pictographs, such that each need to be memorized. Its somewhat composable, but meaning changes somewhat or drastically. no grammar.

      why is traditional math notation still useful? because, pictograph is still often better than just words, e.g. emoji 😒 😤 🤢

      1. ∑ XahLee (xahlee@noagendasocial.com)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Oct-2017 10:07:17 EDT ∑ XahLee

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         but once you realize the nature of traditional math notation, i.e. pictographs, emoji, you want to throw it out. All of it.

         actually, Math notation is not simple pictograph as emoji. It has larger shape. e.g. ∑ with bottom/top lines, matrix as array, big ∫ symbol, big fraction line, etc.

         1. ∑ XahLee (xahlee@noagendasocial.com)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Oct-2017 10:07:37 EDT ∑ XahLee

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            still, the nature of traditional math notation is basically somewhat structured n losely defined pictographs serving primarily as abbrev of words.

            this is PART of the reason, that math notation as expression in computer languages is totally incompatible/hard.

            1. ∑ XahLee (xahlee@noagendasocial.com)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Oct-2017 10:08:23 EDT ∑ XahLee

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               oh god, fuck the char limit motherfuck. Fuck mastodon. Fuck linux. Fuck the gargon fuck.