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Seagull Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Mathematical sentence

The normal symbol which shows a small change in x is delta x.

Is this sentence grammatically correct? And besides, is there any more natural expression?
  

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"delta x" is not a symbol. The symbol normally used to denote a small change in a variable is ? ("delta").

  • "delta x" is not a symbol.
  • The symbol normally used to denote a small change in a variable is ?
  • ("delta").
  • x ("delta x").
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"delta x" is not a symbol.

The symbol normally used to denote a small change in a variable is ? ("delta"). For example, a small change in x is denoted ?x ("delta x").
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Thank you so much indeed, GPY.
I had forgotten that we can write Greek characters in this site.

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