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==== Alternative ====
==== Alternative ====


In situations where it is difficult to realize either the <math>\LaTeX</math> or Unicode formats, and the function notation is not desired for some reason, a alternative mathematical notation is suggested: the value may be both infixed and outfixed with colons, as in ":x:".  
In situations where it is difficult to realize either the <math>\LaTeX</math> or Unicode formats, and the function notation is not desired for some reason, an alternative mathematical notation is suggested: the value may be outfixed with colons, as in ":x:".  


For example, :4/5: = 5/4.  
For example, :4/5: = 4:5 = 5/4.  


This alternative is designed to evoke the ":" operator which as previously described is the one typically used for undirected ratios.
This alternative is designed to evoke the infix ":" operator which as previously described is the one typically used for undirected ratios.


==Formula==
==Formula==