Re:Can 1/3 and 1/3 = 2/6? It seemed so
by OscarCunningham on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @11:07AM
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Square brackets can also denote the floor function (especially in old works where '⌊' and '⌋' were typographically unavailable).
But I get your point.
I have also heard the objection that [x] is a 1×1 matrix whose only element is ‘x’.