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  • 1.  On Mathematical Notation

    Posted 2 days ago

    as a distraction from current world events.

    for those who haven't already read this article.

    According to a trusty AI, this article by a historian of mathematics at the Smithsonian about mathematical notation is not a paean about notation. The AI says

    Why it isn't a Paean

    A paean is a work of exuberant praise, a literal "song of triumph.

    • Despite that, I thought the community would be interested or amused by a historian's view of mathematical notation. 

    It doesn't mention any statisticians -  And it's an article about notation without any notation!



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    Chris Barker, Ph.D.
    Adjunct Professor of Biostatistics
    University of Illinois Chicago, UIC-SPH
    www.barkerstats.com


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