drbean, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_notation
It says math notation consists of using symbols to represent math objects and assembling them into expressions and formulas.
Interestingly, it says until C16, everything was spoken, or expressed in words, with no notations. And in the Arabic world, Arabic alphabet is used instead of Latin letters. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Arabic_mathematical_notation
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