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Re:Tips for Mathematical Handwriting (2007) by kaitai on Sunday April 26, 2020 @01:07AM (#22984634)
at some point in math you'll never use x for times/multiplication -- you'll always use a dot, unless you're specifically doing a cross product. And that is a good stage to reach. (I still have trouble using x for multiplication though.)
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Re:Tips for Mathematical Handwriting (2007) by h-cobordism on Sunday April 26, 2020 @02:26AM (#22985014)
And the cross product is used with vectors, which are either symbols like u or v, or written with an underscore / arrow on top, so there's zero risk of confusion.

(Also, the cross product is always a less elegant alternative to the exterior product, but I guess this isn't the place for that rant.)

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Re:Tips for Mathematical Handwriting (2007) by mbeex on Sunday April 26, 2020 @03:10AM (#22985205)
> you'll always use a dot

No, often you will use nothing - simple juxtaposition.

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Re:Tips for Mathematical Handwriting (2007) by lonelappde on Sunday April 26, 2020 @09:32AM (#22987019)
At which point it becomes ambiguous with function application.
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Re:Tips for Mathematical Handwriting (2007) by robocat on Sunday April 26, 2020 @04:58PM (#22990201)
Which leads to simple mistakes: http://zerooutoffive.blogspot.com/2008/10/1n-sin-x_21.html
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