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A comment on U+237C ⍼ Right Angle with Downwards Zigzag Arrow. Parent comment

Re:U+237C ⍼ Right Angle with Downwards Zigzag Arrow by froh on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @10:10AM (#31014849)
Perpendicular + Unicode combining solidus = ⟂ + / = ⟂̸
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Re:U+237C ⍼ Right Angle with Downwards Zigzag Arrow by r0uv3n on Thursday April 14, 2022 @06:43AM (#31025156)
I think perpendicular most commonly refers to lines/vectors/planes etc., while the right angle symbol refers to angles. Also, there are often multiple symbols expressing the same thing.
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Re:U+237C ⍼ Right Angle with Downwards Zigzag Arrow by froh on Thursday April 14, 2022 @02:48PM (#31031492)
Yes, a sibling comment meanwhile found the right angle symbol U+221F ∟

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31015104

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