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THE LANGUAGES OF MATHEMATICS

In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by every­one, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, it's the exact opposite. --Paul Dirasc

Mathematics in the English-speaking world is communicated using two languages:

Contents

The languages of math are covered in three chapters, each with several parts.

Some things are not covered; see Notes.

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Notes

Math communication also uses pictures, graphs and diagrams, which are discussed in the chapters Images and Metaphors and Images and Metaphors for Functions.

Abstractmath.org does not cover the history and etymology of mathematical notation.


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