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Shorthand Notation: case fix for ← warts and ← wart notation
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If for some strange reason you'd instead like to say that 900 cents is 7/4, then that would be represented by the {{val| 12 19 28 33 }} val, and if you'd like to say that 123000 cents is 7/4, that would be represented by the {{val| 12 19 28 1254 }} val.
If for some strange reason you'd instead like to say that 900 cents is 7/4, then that would be represented by the {{val| 12 19 28 33 }} val, and if you'd like to say that 123000 cents is 7/4, that would be represented by the {{val| 12 19 28 1254 }} val.


== Shorthand Notation ==
== Shorthand notation ==


This is also known as '''warts''' or '''wart notation'''.  
This is also known as '''warts''' or '''wart notation'''.  
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* The ''n''-th letter of the alphabet refers to the ''n''-th prime: a~2, b~3, c~5, d~7, e~11 etc.
* The ''n''-th letter of the alphabet refers to the ''n''-th prime: a~2, b~3, c~5, d~7, e~11 etc.
* A letter which appears m times refers to the (''m'' + 1)-th most accurate mapping for that prime.  
* A letter which appears m times refers to the (''m'' + 1)-th most accurate mapping for that prime.  
* ''So, if a number representing a val is wartless, it is taken to mean the patent val''.  
* ''So, if a number representing a val is wartless, it is taken to mean the patent val''.


== See also ==
== See also ==
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