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minus-squareshastaxc@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 hours agoAssuming both x represent the same number. There’s no reason to assume the ellipses should include x-x. Why would alphabetic order be involved at all?
minus-squareArthur Besse@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours ago Why would alphabetic order be involved at all? Because the ... notation effectively means: fill in the blanks. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellipsis#In_mathematical_notation (or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iterated_binary_operation if you want more…)
Assuming both x represent the same number. There’s no reason to assume the ellipses should include x-x. Why would alphabetic order be involved at all?
Because the
...notation effectively means: fill in the blanks. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellipsis#In_mathematical_notation (or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iterated_binary_operation if you want more…)