The Language of Mathematics
Mathematics can be considered, and widely is, its own language. Mathematical language is often referred to as “mathematical jargon” or just “jargon”. Many mathematicians and statisticians like to use jargon within published works and proofs, but sometimes the notation that is used in mathematics and statistics can be tedious and unintelligible. Many symbols and letters are used throughout set theory and many proofs, almost to the point that it looks like a new language. If jargon can be so difficult to understand, why even use it at all? In order to understand much of the reasoning as to why, we must delve into the history of mathematical symbols produced by mathematicians such as Robert Recorde, Johann Rahn, and many more. Once mathematical jargon has been explained, it can be much easier to interpret what an author of a proof is wanting to communicate.