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Little Redundancy

There is very little redundancy in mathematical notation. Because of this, there are very few cross-checks that can be made to confirm that an interpretation of a formula is correct. Some operators come in pairs, e.g. left and right brackets, or an integral sign and differential, but the majority do not.



Steve Smithies
1999-11-13