Please, Learn Proper Notation

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Please, Learn Proper Notation

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Nothing triggers mathematicians more than sloppy notation. The top panel shows the barbaric "e^x" which makes purists cringe harder than fingernails on a chalkboard. The bottom panel showcases the sophisticated "ArcLog(x)" - the proper way to express natural exponential functions that makes mathematicians nod in approval. Just kidding! It's complete nonsense that would get you expelled from any respectable math department. The joke is that both notations are technically expressing the same thing, but one is needlessly complicated and pretentious. It's mathematical hipsterism at its finest.

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