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• syklemil@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  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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  • T4V0@lemmy.pt ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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

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• ekky@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  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.

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

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  • T4V0@lemmy.pt ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    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.

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