Re: disambiguating mathematical notation

On 8/5/23 6:22 PM, David Carlisle 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.

That's *so* dated; they talk about "signs"! Us moderns talk about "symbols".
Not much else has changed, though.

Thanks for the link!
bruce

> 
> 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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Received on Monday, 7 August 2023 15:33:55 UTC