Timeline for How can I use parentheses when there are math parentheses inside?
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| Jul 21, 2022 at 12:03 | comment | added | dbmag9 | Also worth saying that there are mathematical contexts where the type of bracket matters (for example $f(x)$ and $f[x]$, or $(a,b)$ and $\{a,b\}$, can have very different meanings). Be wary of confusing a reader in that way. | |
| Jul 20, 2022 at 15:28 | comment | added | allo | Relying on typesetting (e.g. math mode vs. text mode) or using square/curly brackets is only confusing to the reader. It may be unambiguous, but it is not clear at all. And many formulas already have more than enough parentheses, so please do not mix them with text formatting and make it even harder to read. | |
| Jul 20, 2022 at 0:16 | comment | added | Kimball | In (pure) math, I would find this use of square brackets weird (and similarly for braces, etc). They're usually just used for citations in plain text, though in math expressions some people do use them as you describe, e.g., x*[(y+1)^2-1/y]. | |
| Jul 19, 2022 at 2:15 | history | answered | Buzz | CC BY-SA 4.0 |