[whatwg] Mathematics in HTML5

Alexey Feldgendler alexey at feldgendler.ru
Thu Jun 8 06:49:54 PDT 2006


On Thu, 08 Jun 2006 20:38:39 +0700, White Lynx <whitelynx at operamail.com>  
wrote:

>> What exactly is a formula?

> If you ask this question from the point of view of browser developer or  
> browser itself, then the answer is simple <formula>2 + 2 = 4</formula> is
> formula, while 2 + 2 = 4 is plain text. If you ask it from the point of
> view of mathematician or philosopher then it is rather rythorical  
> question.

I'm asking this from the point of view of a document author. When should  
an author use a formula and when is plain text enough?


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