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		saraid216 on Dec 7, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why math is painful to read There's something to be said for the notion of a glossary or legend... have these been considered at all? Or a notational standards body of some kind, perhaps?

trhtrsh on Dec 8, 2012 [–]

How many standards would you like? :-) http://mathoverflow.net/questions/33152/is-there-a-reference...

saraid216 on Dec 8, 2012 | [–]

Enough that (1) someone tells me about it in 5th grade and (2) people stop complaining.

I mean, seriously. The top answer is, "Wikipedia".

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