On 2007 Jun 28 , at 5:15 PM, STANLEY DOORE wrote:
The comma is a soft separator in grammar while the dot is a hard separator. That's why the US usage is preferable. A space is also a hard separator and does not provide continuity in a number.
The use of the period or comma in grammar is not relevant to its use in mathematics.
The use of the dash (-) or the asterisk (*) (and perhaps others) in grammar have nothing to do with how they are used in mathematics. Why should the situation for periods and commas be any different?
Regards, Bill Hooper Fernandina Beach, Florida, USA ========================== SImplification Begins With SI. ==========================
