ASCII math notation
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A notation widely used on Internet sites, for example here, where typing complicated mathematical symbols is rather cumbersome.
Long-hand:
ef(x,y,...)
Short-hand:
exp(f(x,y,...))
Long-hand:
lim (f(r,x,...)) r->c
Short-hand:
lim(f(r,x,...),r,c)
where c can be a finite quantity, or ∞. The limit from the left is called llim, and the limit from the right rlim.
Long-hand:
b ∑ f(x,r,...) r=a
Short-hand:
sum(f(x,r,...),r,a,b)
Long-hand:
The Taylor series of degree k for f(x,y,...) with respect to x about a.
Short-hand:
tayl(f(x,y,...),x,k,a)
Long-hand:
The Maclaurin series of degree k for f(x,y,...) with respect to x.
Short-hand:
macl(f(x,y,...),x,k)
Long-hand:
b ∫ f(x) dx a
Short-hand:
int(f(x),x,a,b)
Long-hand:
d --- (f(x)) d x
Short-hand:
d/dx(f(x))