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For questions about writing mathematical texts, e.g. questions of style, mathematical prose, structuring of mathematical exposition, referencing prior work etc.

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Punctuation and Other Rules for Variables and Their Verbal Definitions in Math Narrative

No matter what you write, someone will misinterpret it. Your goal should be to minimize this misinterpretation. In this spirit, let me suggest some alternatives that you may find helpful. For quest …
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When is it appropriate to entitle a paper "A note on..." or "On the ..."?

If you are writing it for online distribution and otherwise don't care, name it as you wish. If you think it will be read and used by others, then a couple of common sense rules apply: 1) Don't leave …