Questions tagged [discussion]
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Why did my answer got downvotes although I just wrote example for the requirement of writer? [closed]
I wrote and modified this very much. Then, I got a bump function that makes the answer correct. But, I got some curiosity for the reason of downvotes.
https://math.stackexchange.com/a/4947798/1281203
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Are big square roots allowed on the title?
This question appears on my page like this :
I thought the problem was because the length of the equations under the \sqrt, I got sick of it so decided to edited to ...
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My experience with closed questions
As a high schooler, I understand that the vast majority of users on MSE have attained a higher level of math education than me.
I have seen a few high level questions that have been very short, with ...
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How to make question even clearer?
How can I make this question even clearer?
Is there any two-coordinate system where e.g., (10,36) is the same
point as (36,10)?
You see we here at the Rescue Centre are at our wits' end. Half our
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Why numbers are displayed better in MO than MSE?
Here are some random numbers written in MO:
Here are the same numbers written in MSE:
As you can see, the numbers on MSE appear a bit messy and require the use of ...
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Question/suggestion about a tag (Kleinian groups)
I am a bit unsure if this should be posted here or in Mathematics, but I try it here.
I was surprised to see that there was no "Kleinian groups"-tag at Mathematics and Mathoverflow. I would ...
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how can i save something in math stack exchange or better yet any of the forums
i can't find it now but at one point i think in reading my own user profile or whatever u call it which has my score, reputation , activity etc. etc. i read 0 , zero saved items. so my question is ...
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Why are we required to write "why this question is relevant to us"?
When I ask questions, it's always for the same reason: because I'm curious about the answer. It's not like my life depends on it, it's just a random question I asked myself while thinking about a ...
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"Close as duplicate" boilerplate text changed
When the first vote to close-as-duplicate is cast, the Math SE software also posts a comment that says
This question is similar to: …. If you believe it’s different, please edit the question, make it ...
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What exactly does 'using artificial intelligence.. not allowed ' or something like that on the math website rules mean?
It is a bit unclear as to what is meant in the math section by using artificial intelligence ... is not allowed. For example does that include using symbolic math tools such as Maple, Maxima and many ...
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Why would someone close this question?
I have a question about my Mathematics Stack Exchange post: Can all the sides of a right triangle be hypotenuse numbers?
I don’t understand why this question was deleted, how, or by who. Two people ...
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Is downvoting without comment a common and/or recommended practise?
I am a new user on Math.StackExchange. So far, I've asked 3 questions, and submitted one answer. Of the questions I asked, two were down-voted, and one was subsequently deleted. All these actions were ...
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Remove of the 'Sangaku' Tag
Today I came across a question that was tagged Sangaku. The description of this tag says "Sangaku are Japanese geometrical problems or theorems on wooden tablets which were placed as offerings at ...
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Difficulty Presenting Tables When Going From StackEdit To MathJax
stackedit.io is very convenient for polishing long answers before pasting them into a MathSE answer box. Among other things, this avoids MathSE sometimes being slow to render, during the editing. ...
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How to deal with unclear questions about geometry?
I just had a look at again a typical question about geometry.
The question starts by a rectangle, called $ABCD$.
Problem: there are two "kinds" of rectangles $ABCD$:
The "Joe sixpack&...
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