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A mathematician says "line". What is meant by it?Read the answer and worked solution →What does a "ring" in algebra have to do with a finger ring?Read the answer and worked solution →Real numbers and imaginary numbers are compared how?Read the answer and worked solution →Which word is an example of a neologism coined for mathematics?Read the answer and worked solution →Jargon like "killing" has led to which technical words?Read the answer and worked solution →Why can a mathematical text be hard for a newcomer to follow?Read the answer and worked solution →What sets mathematical language apart from ordinary language?Read the answer and worked solution →Symbols in mathematical notation play a role similar to what in language?Read the answer and worked solution →Using a letter to name a mathematical object is called what, in jargon?Read the answer and worked solution →Why are subscripts and superscripts added to symbols?Read the answer and worked solution →Which standard specifies symbols for use in mathematical equations?Read the answer and worked solution →Which font style does the ISO standard require for variables?Read the answer and worked solution →How do expressions differ from formulas?Read the answer and worked solution →What does it mean to evaluate an expression?Read the answer and worked solution →About how long ago was a notation for numbers first developed?Read the answer and worked solution →A tally stick is a very early way of doing what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which people used zero early on as a placeholder?Read the answer and worked solution →Until the 16th century, how was mathematics mostly written?Read the answer and worked solution →Who is credited with the first systematic use of variables?Read the answer and worked solution →Who created the typesetting system TeX in 1978?Read the answer and worked solution →Which notation is used by blind people to read mathematics?Read the answer and worked solution →What does the syntax of a notation define?Read the answer and worked solution →Writing a statement in logical or mathematical notation is called what?Read the answer and worked solution →What do quotation marks do around "4" in the map-territory view?Read the answer and worked solution →In mathematical jargon, what does "canonical" usually refer to?Read the answer and worked solution →When is a result called "deep" by mathematicians?Read the answer and worked solution →In number theory, an "elementary proof" usually avoids what?Read the answer and worked solution →What is a "folklore" result in mathematics?Read the answer and worked solution →An object that disobeys mathematical intuition is called what?Read the answer and worked solution →What does rigor mean when establishing a mathematical result?Read the answer and worked solution →

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A mathematician says "line". What is meant by it?

  1. A curved path with some width
  2. A row of printed words
  3. A straight object with zero width
  4. A thick rope between two points
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Correct answer: C. A straight object with zero width

1. Mathematics takes common words and makes them more precise. 2. A line is straight and has no width at all. 3. A curved path or thick rope has properties a line does not have. _Source: Wikipedia, Language of mathematics, Features_

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What does a "ring" in algebra have to do with a finger ring?

  1. It is shaped like a circle
  2. It is made of metal bands
  3. It is worn on a hand
  4. It has no link at all
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Correct answer: D. It has no link at all

1. Some common words are reused with a completely different meaning in mathematics. 2. A mathematical ring is an algebraic structure with no link to jewellery. 3. So shape, material and wearing are not connected to it. _Source: Wikipedia, Language of mathematics, Features_

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Real numbers and imaginary numbers are compared how?

  1. Real ones exist, imaginary do not
  2. Imaginary ones are always larger
  3. Real ones are the only usable
  4. Neither is more real than the other
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Correct answer: D. Neither is more real than the other

1. The names are labels borrowed from common words, not descriptions of existence. 2. Both are two sorts of numbers defined by rules. 3. Claims that one kind does not exist or is unusable misread the names. _Source: Wikipedia, Language of mathematics, Features_

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