Difference between revisions of "Template:DELTA"
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| − | This template produces the string "Δ" as a shortcut to using the [[HTML entity]] <code>&Delta;</code> and/or various other operating-system- or web-browser-dependent [[input method]]s for producing the same [[Unicode]] symbol [http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/394/index.htm U+0394] ([[Δ]]) | + | This template produces the string "Δ" as a shortcut to using the [[HTML entity]] <code>&Delta;</code> and/or various other operating-system- or web-browser-dependent [[input method]]s for producing the same [[Unicode]] symbol [http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/394/index.htm U+0394] ([[Δ]]). |
'''Note.''' This symbol is not recommended by Unicode for use in mathematics as an [[operator]]. Unicode has a mathematical operators block distinct from the Greek & Coptic block; their operators block has a [http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/2206/index.htm U+2206] (∆) for use as "Laplace operator | '''Note.''' This symbol is not recommended by Unicode for use in mathematics as an [[operator]]. Unicode has a mathematical operators block distinct from the Greek & Coptic block; their operators block has a [http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/2206/index.htm U+2206] (∆) for use as "Laplace operator | ||
difference, forward increment, forward difference, symmetric difference". In practice, this distinction is not always respected.<ref name="Korpela2006">{{cite book|author=Jukka K. Korpela|title=Unicode explained|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=lxndiWaFMvMC&pg=PA196|year=2006|publisher=O'Reilly Media, Inc.|isbn=978-0-596-10121-3|pages=196-197}}</ref> | difference, forward increment, forward difference, symmetric difference". In practice, this distinction is not always respected.<ref name="Korpela2006">{{cite book|author=Jukka K. Korpela|title=Unicode explained|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=lxndiWaFMvMC&pg=PA196|year=2006|publisher=O'Reilly Media, Inc.|isbn=978-0-596-10121-3|pages=196-197}}</ref> | ||
| − | ==Syntax== | + | ===Syntax=== |
| + | {{tl|DELTA}} | ||
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| + | ===Example=== | ||
| + | <pre> | ||
| + | Rise over run is represented by <sup>{{DELTA}}Y</sup>/<sub>{{DELTA}}X</sub> in introductory mathematics. | ||
| + | </pre> | ||
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| + | Rise over run is represented by <sup>{{DELTA}}Y</sup>/<sub>{{DELTA}}X</sub> in introductory mathematics. | ||
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| + | ===See also=== | ||
| + | * {{tl|delta}} | ||
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| + | ==Subsidiary purpose== | ||
| + | The template has been used to represent the Wikipedian [[User:Δ]] (not to be confused with [[User:Delta]]), as a noun-term in text. This purpose may be accessed via the redirect {{tl|BCD}} . | ||
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| + | ===Syntax=== | ||
{{tl|BCD}} | {{tl|BCD}} | ||
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<pre> | <pre> | ||
The editor who proposed this feature was {{BCD}}, on 11th of June. | The editor who proposed this feature was {{BCD}}, on 11th of June. | ||
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The editor who proposed this feature was {{BCD}}, on 11th of June. | The editor who proposed this feature was {{BCD}}, on 11th of June. | ||
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* [[WP:UUN]] — list of other active Wikipedians with non-ASCII symbols in their names and typing aids for inputting those. | * [[WP:UUN]] — list of other active Wikipedians with non-ASCII symbols in their names and typing aids for inputting those. | ||
* [[BCD]] — an acronym for several other things. | * [[BCD]] — an acronym for several other things. | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
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}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 06:54, 8 November 2011
Contents
Primary Purpose
This template produces the string "Δ" as a shortcut to using the HTML entity Δ and/or various other operating-system- or web-browser-dependent input methods for producing the same Unicode symbol U+0394 (Δ).
Note. This symbol is not recommended by Unicode for use in mathematics as an operator. Unicode has a mathematical operators block distinct from the Greek & Coptic block; their operators block has a U+2206 (∆) for use as "Laplace operator difference, forward increment, forward difference, symmetric difference". In practice, this distinction is not always respected.[1]
Syntax
{{DELTA}}
Example
Rise over run is represented by <sup>{{DELTA}}Y</sup>/<sub>{{DELTA}}X</sub> in introductory mathematics.
Rise over run is represented by ΔY/ΔX in introductory mathematics.
See also
- {{delta}}
Subsidiary purpose
The template has been used to represent the Wikipedian User:Δ (not to be confused with User:Delta), as a noun-term in text. This purpose may be accessed via the redirect {{BCD}} .
Syntax
{{BCD}}
Example
The editor who proposed this feature was {{BCD}}, on 11th of June.
The editor who proposed this feature was Δ, on 11th of June.
See also
- WP:UUN — list of other active Wikipedians with non-ASCII symbols in their names and typing aids for inputting those.
- BCD — an acronym for several other things.
Notes
- ↑ Jukka K. Korpela (2006). Unicode explained. O'Reilly Media, Inc. pp. 196–197. ISBN 978-0-596-10121-3.
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