• Decq@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    I really don’t get why you would need a mnemonic for a symbol that itself already is a mnemonic? How could it ever be confusing that big side is bigger than small side?

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      1 day ago

      Right? How hard is it to remember that it’s an arrow that points at the biggest number? /s

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      2 days ago

      Because everyone’s brain is different and things that make intuitive sense for one person don’t necessarily make the same sense to someone else.

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        2 days ago

        Yes, and that’s why they made the symbol portray what it means. I mean it’s even more clear than the equal sign, yet I haven’t heard of mnemonic’s for that?

        • Dharma Curious (he/him)@slrpnk.net
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          Because there aren’t (in common use) multiple variations. If we used ≠ and ≈ to represent when the sum was arrived at via addition or subtraction, and only used = when you used both in the same equation, people would fuck that shit up all the time.

          Also, you use the equal sign a lot more frequently in life. More exposure makes us remember better