On Sat, 09 Mar 2013 14:16:27 -0800 Stephan Stiller <[email protected]> wrote:
> A very weird notation I encountered in the US (and this must be > predominantly K-12 notation, though it survives into a few > college-level text of the "solution manual" type) is to write > multiplication as 3(4)(5) = 60 > instead of the expected > 3 × 4 × 5 = 60 > or > 3 · 4 · 5 = 60 / 3·4·5 = 60 I'd call it ingenious. It's easier to type in plain text and is unambiguous throughout the English-speaking world. Richard.
