• T4V0@lemmy.pt
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    2 days ago

    No, that’s a way to represent a fraction’s integer part.

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      Depends on culture and level of education. For someone who comes from a culture where we use decimals, I’d interpret this in the math/physics class way, i.e. 10.

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        Yes, with no previous context or warning I would assume the same, but regardless, the notation exists.

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        Might be. I’ve never seen it used that way, though, I know that some people prefer parentheses around the fraction to the right of integers.

        I learned at grade/primary school, it’s useful as a teaching tool for fractions. Although, I do recall using something similar for partial fractions in college.

        That said, even Wolframalpha appears to disagree, which I find mildly funny if what you say is true.

        In wolfram alpha they call it mixed fraction or number.