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[โ€“] itappearsthat@hexbear.net 23 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

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.

[โ€“] iByteABit@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago

Ooh that's really cool, I thought it just originated from set theory symbols

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