Re: The benefit of a symbol for 2 pi

From: DougEwell2@cs.com
Date: Sun Jan 27 2002 - 00:22:53 EST


In a message dated 2002-01-26 19:58:28 Pacific Standard Time,
asmusf@ix.netcom.com writes:

>> Double-struck pi! What better symbol to represent 2 * pi?
>
> These double struck symbols are used by mathematical sofware
> precisely because they are NOT yet used for regular operators
> or variables. Please don't make such recommendations before
> understanding the nature of the symbol you are suggesting
> to abuse!

Sorry. I probably should have guessed that they were being added to 3.2, to
the BMP no less, for a specific reason.

-Doug Ewell
 Fullerton, California



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