Sometimes notation is confusing. One way this can happen is when the same notation is used for multiple different concepts. Usually, if the same notation is used for different things, they occur in different contexts which allows them to be distinguished. In at least one case, the same notation is used for different things in…
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Stories of math notation (part 1): y should come before x
Or rather, perhaps both the symbols and positions for x and y should be switched. The convention of writing coordinates as (x, y) is so deeply ingrained that, in my opinion, it causes confusion in situations where x doesn’t naturally come first. Reasons for x first As I see it, the primary reason for writing…
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