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::: Right, that makes sense. I'll ponder over the idea I mentioned about the Conventions page, since this gave me the idea anyway. --[[User:Fredg999|Fredg999]] ([[User talk:Fredg999|talk]]) 22:16, 29 July 2022 (UTC) | ::: Right, that makes sense. I'll ponder over the idea I mentioned about the Conventions page, since this gave me the idea anyway. --[[User:Fredg999|Fredg999]] ([[User talk:Fredg999|talk]]) 22:16, 29 July 2022 (UTC) | ||
== Differences and Sums == | |||
The main definition (with q-odd limit) only says "difference"; the definition in terms of a chord says "interval between"; I guess these make sense because some sums would stray outside the limit or the chord. But the mathematical definition is it term of a set, and uses a sum (the first example also uses a sum, but the example is clearly valid and could be re-ordered into a difference). Is it correct to exclude sums? | |||
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distinct vs unique: covered by cmloegcuin above, thanks. | |||
closest vs nearest: no difference in meaning, I think; I chose "closest". | |||
best vs closest: I argue that "best" can mean different things depending on your purpose, whereas "closest" is simply factual. | |||