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RE: math questions / sums

• From: Steven Boozer <[email protected]>
• Subject: RE: math questions / sums
• Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2000 12:36:43 -0500
• In-Reply-To: <[email protected]>
• References: <l03020904b605c01e2ce2@[216.206.110.84]><[email protected]>

Ed wrote:

: any ideas on sumation, as it is a very useful tool. the symbol sigma has a
: maxium at the top, and a minium starting point at the bottom, followed by

Is this "maximum" and "minimum"?

: an equation.
:   (the sum of an arguement from x to y ).
: 
: vaghVaD wa'vo' boq'qa'lI' 'ay', 'ay' ghoHmeH 'op mI' boq wa', cha'maH
: chenbogh   

It's been over two decades since I took high school calculus.  Could you give
us an example of a *simple* summation - use "SUM" for the sigma symbol to
ensure that everyone can read it in ASCII - followed by how an English-speaking
mathematician would read the equation out aloud?  Then we could try to figure
out how Maltz would recite it in Klingon.



-- 
Voragh                       
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons

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