alleryWhy is a lone formula, outside a sentence, meaningless?
AFormulas can never be correct
BOnly plain words can be true
CFormulas always need a colour key
DSymbols get meaning from context
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Symbols get meaning from context
1. A symbol such as E can stand for different things in different places.
2. Only the surrounding sentence tells what E, m and c mean.
3. Hence a formula needs context; correctness or colour is not the issue.
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