Re:Patterns in Confusing Explanations
by kazinator on Sunday August 22, 2021 @04:26PM
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Sometimes you just have to define variables. Customer C, supplier P, etc. That can get hard to read if done wrong, but better than dangling pronouns.
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Even in CS papers, I've seen many clunky explanations that would benefit from introducing notation.
I think authors are sometimes reluctant to use a mathematical style when there's no theorem in the paper. They shouldn't be. Mathematical exposition can be useful for describing experiments and results too.