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The '''dangerous bend''' symbol was created by [[Nicolas Bourbaki]] and appears in the margins of [[mathematics]] books written by the group. It is analogous with a [[street sign]] that indicates a "dangerous bend" in the road ahead. Bourbaki, and those who later adopted the symbol, would use it to mark passages that were tricky on a first reading or contained an especially difficult argument. For example, computer scientist [[Donald Knuth]] uses it in his textbooks. |
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Revision as of 14:18, 16 June 2007
The dangerous bend symbol was created by Nicolas Bourbaki and appears in the margins of mathematics books written by the group. It is analogous with a street sign that indicates a "dangerous bend" in the road ahead. Bourbaki, and those who later adopted the symbol, would use it to mark passages that were tricky on a first reading or contained an especially difficult argument. For example, computer scientist Donald Knuth uses it in his textbooks.
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