#2687: Division Notation

XKCD comic, described below.
Transcript

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[Underlined text:] Division notation

[A [Division sign] B is above, B [Long division symbol] A is below. They are connected by a close brace.]

A÷B
B⟌A
}

[Label on the right:] Schoolchild

A/B

[Label:] Software engineer

[A/B except the A is slightly above and the B is slightly below, and the slash is more diagonal to fit them.] AB

[Label:] Normal person or Unicode enthusiast

[A fraction with A on the top and B on the bottom.]

A
B

[Label:] Scientist

[AB with -1 in superscript.] AB-1

[Label:] Fancy scientist

F(A, B) [text gets smaller] such that [text gets smaller] F(G)= [Text is too small to read]

[Label:] Oh no, run


(Sourced from explainxkcd.com)

Title text:Science tip: Scientists hardly ever use the two-dot division sign, and when they do it often doesn't even mean division, but they still get REALLY mad when you repurpose it to write stuff like SALE! ALL SHOES 30÷ OFF!


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