$\begingroup$ I was aware of Pascal using :=, but not the others.I think it is possible that the language designers of that time where influenced by maths (as has happened a number of …

I'm confused with the $/$ symbol meaning the same as $÷$ $4+2(8-3)÷2-1$ should equal $8$ using PEMDAS. However if using the Wikipedia's definition of the slash "Used between …

Sep 26, 2023 · I am confused because I know they differ in how they handle zero, but I have found several publications in computer science that use the signum function and the sign …

Nov 3, 2012 · sine vs Sine: understanding the differences 0 How to find sine of the third angle of a triangle, given sines of two other angles and the length of a side between these angles?

Jun 9, 2016 · The relation you are alluding to with the asymmetric sign function is $\operatorname{sgn}^+x=2H(x)-1$. $\endgroup$ – Mario Carneiro Commented Jun 9, 2016 at …

Feb 6, 2016 · You have 2 bits, C and V, so you have 4 options. I am going to use 8 bits for the number and other bit for the sign. With this sketch, we can represent numbers from -256 (1 …

Jun 25, 2014 · I have started seeing the "∈" symbol in math. What exactly does it mean? I have tried googling it but google takes the symbol out of the search.

1 I'm a little confused about how you choose to use either sine or cosine or tangent over the others. Are they interchangeable given the same information you have about a right triangle?

Mar 23, 2018 · There is no commonly used symbol for versus of which I'm aware. What you're asking for seems closest to some usage of the exclusive OR symbol (i.e XOR, $\oplus$), but I …

Dec 11, 2014 · When we deal with summation notation, there are some useful computational shortcuts, e.g.: $$\\sum\\limits_{i=1}^{n} (2 + 3i) = \\sum\\limits_{i=1}^{n} 2 + \\sum ...