alleryUsing a letter to name a mathematical object is called what, in jargon?
ARounding it
BRepresenting it
CCancelling it
DSquaring it
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Representing it
1. Letters are used for naming mathematical objects.
2. In mathematical jargon, one says the letter represents the object.
3. Rounding, cancelling and squaring are operations, not naming.
_Source: Wikipedia, Mathematical notation, Letters as symbols_
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