Abuse of notation

Noun

Definitions

1.NounThe use of a mathematical notation in a way that is not formally correct but seems likely to simplify the exposition or suggest the correct intuition.

Synonyms

undersimplification symbol pushing fuzzy math abstract nonsense arithmatic arithmetization interpretation algebraism infix notation rationalization innumeracy mathematicks

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