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---
"In composition you have all the time you want to decide what to say in 15 seconds, in improvisation you have 15 seconds."
-Steve Lacy
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