Re: [HM] Z and Q [was: the importance of notation]

Walter Felscher (walter.felscher@uni-tuebingen.de)
Fri, 14 May 1999 14:53:51 +0200 (MEST)

On Fri, 14 May 1999, Tim Poston wrote:

> > who wrote <capital gamma> for the integers,
> > <capital rho> for the rationals
> >
>
> How do you distinguish a Greek capital Rho from a Roman capital P? Did
> the text specify how to pronounce it?
>
> Tim

The capital gamma and the capital rho both are printed in the same font,
which is distinct from that used for Roman letters.

The text does not specify pronounciation; it assumes the reader's
knowledge of Greek letters.

W.F.