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Re:Groundbreaking Study: People Experience ‘New Dimensions o... by philipov on Sunday October 01, 2023 @07:59PM (#37732289)
They're using the typical symbols for denoting those sets, which are fancier than the symbols used for mere variables. One only resorts to using basic letters if the usual symbols aren't available.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_number

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Re:Groundbreaking Study: People Experience ‘New Dimensions o... by PrimeMcFly on Sunday October 01, 2023 @08:32PM (#37732539)
Isn't it much more work to find those symbols and copy and paste them though?
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Re:Groundbreaking Study: People Experience ‘New Dimensions o... by layer8 on Monday October 02, 2023 @06:34AM (#37736372)
More work for the author, but nicer for the reader, and makes it more self-explanatory which sets are meant. The latter is what I cared about.

Also, if you’re on desktop with a suitably configured Compose key, it’s actually simple to type (Compose I R for example), no need for copy&paste.

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Re:Groundbreaking Study: People Experience ‘New Dimensions o... by PrimeMcFly on Monday October 02, 2023 @07:00AM (#37736570)
Interesting, thanks.
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