https://whystartat.xyz/index.php?title=Separating_arguments_of_a_function&feed=atom&action=historySeparating arguments of a function - Revision history2024-03-29T09:35:03ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.39.0https://whystartat.xyz/index.php?title=Separating_arguments_of_a_function&diff=333&oldid=prevChristian Lawson-Perfect at 13:00, 20 November 20212021-11-20T13:00:10Z<p></p>
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</table>Christian Lawson-Perfecthttps://whystartat.xyz/index.php?title=Separating_arguments_of_a_function&diff=331&oldid=prevChristian Lawson-Perfect: Created page with "In English, a comma normally separates components of a bracketed list, such as the arguments of a function. For example, \(f(x,y)\) is the application of a function \(f\) to..."2021-11-20T12:54:08Z<p>Created page with "In English, a comma normally separates components of a bracketed list, such as the arguments of a function. For example, \(f(x,y)\) is the application of a function \(f\) to..."</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>In English, a comma normally separates components of a bracketed list, such as the arguments of a function.<br />
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For example, \(f(x,y)\) is the application of a function \(f\) to two arguments, \(x\) and \(y\).<br />
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When the convention for number notation is to use a comma as the decimal separator, this can lead to an ambiguity when the arguments are numbers.<br />
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For example, is \(f(1,2)\) the application of a function of one argument, or two?<br />
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Instead, a common convention is to use a semicolon as the item separator.<br />
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For example, \(f(1;2)\) is unambiguously a function of two arguments.<br />
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Others use spacing to separate items, in addition to a comma, such as \(f(1,\, 2)\). (but [[Space is significant]]!)</div>Christian Lawson-Perfect