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Re: [Groff] Why does tty-char.tmac not represent meaning?
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Doug McIlroy |
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Re: [Groff] Why does tty-char.tmac not represent meaning? |
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Sat, 24 Jun 2017 19:22:11 -0400 |
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Please change "gradient" to a generic name. It is usually
read "del" or "nabla" and it is often symbolized "grad" or "div"
But "gradient", by picking out one meaning of several
(gradient, divergence, laplacian) can obscure, rather than
reveal, the meaning.
doug