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Notation

A notation is a set of well-defined rules for representing quantities and operations with symbols.

SEE ALSO: Arrow Notation, Chained Arrow Notation, Circle Notation, Clebsch-Aronhold Notation, Conway's Knot Notation, Dowker Notation, Down Arrow Notation, Petrov Notation, Scientific Notation, Steinhaus-Moser Notation

RELATED WOLFRAM SITES: http://functions.wolfram.com/Notations/

REFERENCES:

Cajori, F. A History of Mathematical Notations, Vols. 1-2. New York: Dover, 1993.

Miller, J. "Earliest Uses of Various Mathematical Symbols." http://members.aol.com/jeff570/mathsym.html.

Miller, J. "Earliest Uses of Some of the Words of Mathematics." http://members.aol.com/jeff570/mathword.html.




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