Re: disambiguating mathematical notation

David,

Thank you for sharing the mr_40_4 link.   That was a delightful read.

Stephen

On Sat, Aug 5, 2023 at 6:23 PM David Carlisle <davidc@nag.co.uk> wrote:

>
> > An attempt has been made to name all the mathematical signs that > have
> been cut by the Monotype Corporation. It is obvious that this can > be only
> partially successful, firstly because there is a continuous > influx of new
> signs and secondly because signs are not always used > for the same
> purpose. In more advanced mathematics it would be > necessary to know the
> context in order to identify the exact meaning > of the sign.
>
>
> You may think this is a good description of intent from
>
> https://w3c.github.io/mathml/#mixing_intent
>
>
> But it is a quote from the Editorial note of this interesting manuscript
> from the Monotype  Corporation, first published in 1956
>
> https://www.metaltype.co.uk/downloads/mr/mr_40_4.pdf
>
> Some things never change...
>
> David
>
> Thanks to Barbara Beeton for the link
>
>
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