What is the meaning of :s after a mathematical symbol?

Yaretzi Mcconnell

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2022-11-09

What is the meaning of : : s after a mathematical symbol?

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oraloorjz0

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This is how the plural form of " e i " is denoted, usually (I think) in the writing of European mathematicians. Consider the alternatives:
e i — ugly and very likely to confuse
e i — looks like grocer's apostrophe
e i — looks odd if you're unfamiliar with it
"numbers/vectors e i " is what I would likely use

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