Re: MATH

[James Ø. Baum]
>I agree with you there, and was aware of the issue, but I still maintain that 
>the author should be given the opportunity to omit the <math> tags around 
>'math symbols' such as &le; - definitely not all uses of this symbol are in 
>mathematical contexts
(... snip ...)
><math>&alpha; &beta; &gamma; </math> are the first letters of the greek 
>alphabet and a priori have nothing to do with mathematics though they are 
>often used there.

	I agree on your principle:  Sumbols often used in math, but
	which a priori have nothing to do with mathematics, should be
	allowed outside of <math>...</math>.  The greek letters make a
	good example.  But relational symbols like &le; (<=)?  Please
	correct me if I am wrong, but aren't they pure mathematical
	symbols?  I cannot think of any example of the use of (e.g.) <=
	outside of a mathematical context.


					B/H

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Bjørn-Helge Mevik	<bhm@math.uio.no>

Received on Monday, 13 May 1996 04:52:39 UTC