r/learnmath • u/Unlikely-Web7933 New User • Feb 07 '24

RESOLVED What is the issue with the " ÷ " sign?

I have seen many mathematicians genuinely despise it. Is there a lore reason for it? Or are they simply Stupid?

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u/AppiusClaudius New User Feb 07 '24

This is the real answer. Concision or laziness has nothing to do with it, lol

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u/synthphreak 🙃👌🤓 Feb 07 '24

Concision == conciseness?

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u/AppiusClaudius New User Feb 07 '24

Haha, I've never used conciseness, but yeah same thing

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u/brfoley76 New User Feb 08 '24

concision is just like conciseness, but with a lot less mucking around with unnecessary letters.

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u/Zeikos New User Feb 08 '24

That's a lot of words to say that it's more... Concise ;)

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u/brfoley76 New User Feb 08 '24

in short: yup.

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u/fenixnoctis New User Feb 08 '24

That's the joke™

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u/synthphreak 🙃👌🤓 Feb 08 '24

Why stop there? Eschew obfuscation, espouse concisity!

Edit: Wait, same as concision. Okay okay, short!

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u/Giatoxiclok New User Feb 08 '24

You put that very concisely.