InevitableSwing [none/use name] to askchapo • 4 months agoWhat have you learned recently? Serious answer or not.imagemessage-square45 fedilinkarrow-up145
arrow-up145imageWhat have you learned recently? Serious answer or not.InevitableSwing [none/use name] to askchapo • 4 months agomessage-square45 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareitappearsthat [he/him]hexbear26·edit-24 months agoI learned that the reason a logical "or" symbol in mathematics is a v is because Latin has separate words for inclusive-or (vel) and exclusive-or (aut), unlike English where it is usually ambiguous. And vel starts with v. link
minus-squarequarrk [he/him]hexbear3·4 months agoFinnish works this way too, coincidentally with 'v': vai is exclusive, and tai is inclusive. link
minus-squareiByteABit [comrade/them]hexbear3·4 months agoOoh that's really cool, I thought it just originated from set theory symbols link
minus-squareWater Bowl Slime@lemmygrad.mlhexbear2·4 months agoWhy is the 'and' symbol an upside down v then? Just because? linkfedilink
I learned that the reason a logical "or" symbol in mathematics is a v is because Latin has separate words for inclusive-or (vel) and exclusive-or (aut), unlike English where it is usually ambiguous. And vel starts with v.
GOOD fact
Finnish works this way too, coincidentally with 'v': vai is exclusive, and tai is inclusive.
Ooh that's really cool, I thought it just originated from set theory symbols
Why is the 'and' symbol an upside down v then? Just because?