[OS X TeX] Latex symbol for "define equal"

[Markus Klyver]

Definitions *are* equivalences.


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Hi all.

I agree with using "when", or better "precisely when", in definitions.
Do not use these words in theorems. There are many alternative ways to express what you want.

But didn't this thread start out asking for a symbolic notation?
In that context, equivalence is *not* the word you want for a definition, as equivalence depends on a particular relation, so is weaker than a definition.

There are nuances in mathematical concepts and notations that are not always correctly appreciated by those who work primarily in other (mostly applied) fields.


On 21/08/2018, at 13:03, "Markus Klyver" <markusklyver at hotmail.com<mailto:markusklyver at hotmail.com>> wrote:


But how would the reader know if it's a theorem or a definition? Consider the statement "f(x)=1 when x=2". Do we mean f(x)=1 <---> x=2 or just f(x)=1 <--- x=2?


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That's why I prefer to use "when" for definitions: [...this NEW thing happens...] WHEN [...such-and-such known, understandable condition holds...].


JMaF


Cheers,

   Ross
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