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OH MY GOD THEY HAVE MULTIPLE SYMBOLS THAT MEAN THE SAME THING, WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT IN MATHS?
Higher math is actually notorious for this. The notation someone uses is a product of when they went to school, where they learned stuff, and what the background of their teacher was. There's absolutely no standardization, despite what you'd naturally think. It's a mess.
Sounds like we should just stop doing it.
The notation thing or math in general?
Either way, I think most mathematicians would agree.
Referencing this:
Edit: In all seriousness, though mathematicians should copy chemists and develop some kind of standardized notation.
Have you seen calculus?
i vs j for the imaginary part always annoys me. if you're an electrical engineer, you're wrong - I'm sorry.
this is an anglo problem, it infects everything they touch
Everything should be standardized in academics, it makes no sense to needlessly bloat things