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Arg, this reads like LaTeX without the backslashes and with minor inconsistencies. Why not just use a proper subset of LaTeX math notation instead of inventing yet another syntax?



Probably for the same reason that we don't create modern programming languages using a subset of FORTRAN syntax: because we can do better.

Note that one of the advantages of asciimath is that it maps unambiguously to MathML.


Because, sometime you don't need all the whistles, but only a subset.

Curious, what inconsistencies does asciimath have?




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