• @[email protected]
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    561 year ago

    in programming, and in mathematics, it’s always been weird to me that frequently paired variables are basically the most easily confused for one another pairs, especially when written quickly or sloppily.

    • i and j
    • x and y
    • m and n
    • Eager Eagle
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      231 year ago

      exactly, this is so annoying. I don’t know by first-hand experience, but I also think p and q are confusing for dyslexic people.

        • @[email protected]
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          61 year ago

          u and v were so difficult for me to differentiate in handwriting. My handwriting is not that pretty and the difference between a round bottom and a sharp bottom is not that big when stressed in an exam.

      • @BleatingZombie
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        51 year ago

        I’m not dyslexic, but I always had to write P and Q capitalized on my truth tables to not absent-mindedly get them switched

      • Oliver Lowe
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        11 year ago

        When travelling in places where Latin script is not official (e.g. Middle East, Asia), I notice many mix-ups of p q and b. I always wondered how this would impact their ability to learn to program.

    • @affiliate
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      41 year ago

      the worst is when you have to deal with v and ν (greek “nu”). add in the wedge symbol ∨ and things can get painful.