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Re:Mathematical Notation Is Awful by mcphage on Sunday July 31, 2016 @09:09AM (#12196809)
The answer to all of your questions: computer programs are written for computers to understand, and computers aren't very smart. Mathematical papers are written for mathematicians to understand, and they tend to be a lot smarter than computers.
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Re:Mathematical Notation Is Awful by panic on Sunday July 31, 2016 @09:23AM (#12196865)
Machine language is also written for computers to understand, but it's not easy to read. Computer-formalized math is usually even harder to read than regular notation. I don't think computers have much to do with this.
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Re:Mathematical Notation Is Awful by mcphage on Sunday July 31, 2016 @05:42PM (#12199034)
True, I should have said it better as, programming languages are written for compilers to read, and they're not very smart. Machine language is written for computers themselves. Computer-formalized math I don't think is written for anyone to read.
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