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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 |
The '''dangerous bend''' symbol was created by the [[Nicolas Bourbaki]] group of mathematicians and appears in the margins of [[mathematics]] books written by the group. It looks like a [[street sign]] that indicates a "dangerous bend" in the road ahead, and is used to mark passages tricky on a first reading or with an especially difficult argument. Others, including computer scientist [[Donald Knuth]], used the symbol in their textbooks. |
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Revision as of 00:19, 3 May 2008
The dangerous bend symbol was created by the Nicolas Bourbaki group of mathematicians and appears in the margins of mathematics books written by the group. It looks like a street sign that indicates a "dangerous bend" in the road ahead, and is used to mark passages tricky on a first reading or with an especially difficult argument. Others, including computer scientist Donald Knuth, used the symbol in their textbooks.
