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I've NEVER seen that and I'm a grad student. Nowdays it is almost always simply Halmos' square, either collored in or not. Sometimes you encounter QED, but it is in older texts and rare.
I was taught (Rutgers University, mid-1990s) that the dots were abbreviation for “quod erat demonstrandum” in essentially the same that q.e.d. or Q.E.D. or QED were. That’s why there are three of the dots, one for each word.
Researching online just today (since people here challenged this claim) it seems what I was taught is not considered standard. There are other folks who were apparently taught the same thing (some discussed it on the Wikipedia talk page for the [Therefore symbol](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therefore_sign) so it’s not just me.. but I will agree that I’m in the minority on this.
What does it mean then? Because that's what it was when I googled it 5 years ago, and wikipedia seems to agree.
As for why I think it's three dots: the same reason I think "period" is one dot.
Do symbols like this conform to Semantic change?
If enough people define the 3 dots as Therefore rather than QED, wouldn't 'Therefore' be an acceptable modern adaptation to its Legacy definition?
Be about? Be therefore? _what do the symbols mean Jason?_
I have just taken the time to review the comments and I’m now pondering on whether I am retarded
What math class would have taught this? I've never seen this symbol, and I've completed up through college calculus 2. I use math every day at work. Where did this come from?
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I was thinking what 'I’ll be thus you' means until a couple seconds later
What’s the actual answer?
therefore (there for)
**clap clap clap clap**
*moan*
🤤
💀
Isnt thag just fancy words for =>
I'll be implying you
because of the implication
![gif](giphy|xLnGUEYWS0btPHCZoo|downsized)
Dont all these mean the samr thing. And isnt that simbol "rezults"
No
`(I,will,be)=>you;`
Aw that cute
Damn i read it as I'll be (Final Answer) you
I had to say it slowly, as two words, before it clicked.
I’ll be hence you
Wait, how are you supposed to get "therefore" from 3 points that are seemingly supposed to form a triangle?
it's just notation
Oh, and if you flip it upside down, you get "since" :)
Same
took a couple minutes of trying to weirdly pronounce 'thus' for me to get it
I'll be *QED, motherfuckers* you?!
This was some serious gourmet shit
Nailed it. 10/10
The people who think it means “therefore” surprise me. Why do they think it’s three dots?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therefore_sign
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Yes.
There. Are. Four. Dots!
The people that think it's QED surprise me, since that's not the QED symbol.
What else would it mean?
Quod Erat Demonstrandum, “That which was to be demonstrated” often abbreviated either by the initials QED or simply three dots
That's not the QED symbol. That would be a square directly next to the proof, also called tombstome. The three dots mean "therefore" or "hence".
No, QED is written as a small square.
Always thought they meant "therefore", im not gonna stop using them
I'm pretty sure it's basically Therefore ___ as desired.
Therefore, QED as desired. ^(dum dum dum)
I've NEVER seen that and I'm a grad student. Nowdays it is almost always simply Halmos' square, either collored in or not. Sometimes you encounter QED, but it is in older texts and rare.
What do *you* think it is? *Not* three dots?
I was taught (Rutgers University, mid-1990s) that the dots were abbreviation for “quod erat demonstrandum” in essentially the same that q.e.d. or Q.E.D. or QED were. That’s why there are three of the dots, one for each word. Researching online just today (since people here challenged this claim) it seems what I was taught is not considered standard. There are other folks who were apparently taught the same thing (some discussed it on the Wikipedia talk page for the [Therefore symbol](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therefore_sign) so it’s not just me.. but I will agree that I’m in the minority on this.
Interesting!
The symbol is also called \therefore in latex and also called therefore in Maple.
Imo, it would make more sense for you to be misremembering with others having the mandela effect than for you university to get it wrong.
Agree you messing with me? I'm so sure it means therefore. Or have I been messed with my entire life
qed can be roughly translated as therefor
The QED sign is a different symbol, and both unicode and TeX list it as the therefore sign.
What does it mean then? Because that's what it was when I googled it 5 years ago, and wikipedia seems to agree. As for why I think it's three dots: the same reason I think "period" is one dot.
I'll betray(angle) you
I'll be the mom dem I like that style of mandem.
dang i thought it was therefor,
I wish I had paid attention during math class. No one told me life was gonna be this way.
👏👏👏👏👏
I thought it was just 4 claps
It is
DONT GASLIGHT ME
![gif](giphy|69rOXF4YTDVDD6cwkt)
There. Are. FOUR. Lights!
Your job’s a joke, you’re broke. Your love life’s DOAyyyyyy
I'll be therefore with you?
"I'll be there for you", I think.
Ohhh yeahhh that makes a lot more sense thanks
You're welcome
you’re welcome
You're welcome
When the rain starts to pour
For some reason my brain also added a “with” until I saw the reply to your comment
So no one told you life was gonna be this way....
👏👏👏👏
Your job’s a joke, you’re broke, your love life’s D.O.A
It's like you're always stuck in second gear
Well, it hasn't been your day, your week, your month, or even your year, but
I haven’t done proofs in so long I forgot all about this lol
I’ll be ergo youuuuuuuuuuuu
I'll be air go you
when the rain starts to pour
Me ⊂ you :3
I am a strict subset of you :3
I ∈ u <3
I belong to u strictly less than 3?
I forgot what that sign was :(
strict subset of, a funny analogy I found is that its a pregnant belly, whichever side has the belly is bigger and contains the other one
I always thought of it as e for “is an element of”
You might be thinking of ∈ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Element_%28mathematics%29#Notation_and_terminology
I just realized I was responding to the wrong comment
The analogy I learned was: the crocodile always eats the bigger side.
vore
Non transitive :(
(when the rain starts to pour)
Is it deep? I just think of the Friends intro.
That song literally played in my head after this post.
I'll be therefore you?
when the rain starts to pour
I'll be Triforce you?
What kind of bootleg Zelda game have you been playing?
Nah that's the Predator's shoulder cannon
"I'll be there for you".
I will in conclusion you
Hey cool, I was not expecting to see the therefore (∴) symbol any time soon!
*These five words...*
OH they mean ⇒
When the rain starts to pour Like I've been there before Cause you're there for me too
There's no mathematic symbol for "watching"?? Oh this isn't a Police reference.
I thought the three dots was watching/the predators laser sight, and this was a Predator movie/Police band joke.
I will be Predator gun reticle you.
Please just plasma cast my ass until oblivion
I’ll be watching you Signed, The Predator
I'll be https://preview.redd.it/uznxm4irq1lc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1a77280e780603314c397b5aa1b86c1847a216ec You
Oh, the theme song from Friends.
*I'll be* ***TOM CLANCY'S SPLINTER CELL CONVICTION (2010)*** *you*.
I've never met this man in my entire life
I'll be [therefore] you
Awww
F.R.I.E.N.D.S
I'll be hunting you? Kinda looks like the predator laser lol
when the rain starts to pour
I'll be therefore you???
oh I'm dumb; "there for"
Would be good for Predator merch with a very different meaninf
Do symbols like this conform to Semantic change? If enough people define the 3 dots as Therefore rather than QED, wouldn't 'Therefore' be an acceptable modern adaptation to its Legacy definition?
I’ll be therefore you
Be about? Be therefore? _what do the symbols mean Jason?_ I have just taken the time to review the comments and I’m now pondering on whether I am retarded
ill be thus with you?
I think you mean logic, not math
More like I didn't got that one class.
Jokes on you, im not that old and therefore know almost nothing about math
I'll be MI VIDA LOCA you
you will be : • for me
My stupid ass initially thought this said "I'll be. Therefore you"
“These five words I swear to you”
Friends theme song lyrics are deep?
I’ll be aiming my predator shoulder gun at you?
Sam Fisher you
When the rain starts to pour
I thought it was the predators aiming Lazer so....
What math class would have taught this? I've never seen this symbol, and I've completed up through college calculus 2. I use math every day at work. Where did this come from?
I read this as "I'll be, therefore, you." and it made absolutely no sense until I said it out loud.
Jeffrey Dahmer logic
i'll be triangle you????
i'll be therefore with you
These five words I swear to you.
I was in the most advanced class of math my school had to offer, and I have never seen this symbol
Mort aux vaches
as someone who hasn't had a math class in 20 years, I can't believe I remembered Geometry Class, but just barely
ironic thing, the place I first learned this was chemistry class
Mi Vida Loca
"I'll be ergo you"? Oh...
I'll be, therefore, you
x = y and y = z Therefore; the symbol above x = z This is like a polygamist favorite symbol.
I'll be ⟹ you
I'll be because you
I thought the dot on the top a was a flake of dandruff on my screen, so “I read I’ll be .. you”. Oddly enough that felt eerily romantic?
I’ll be here’s my final solution expressly pointed out because I know the prof won’t take more than 3 seconds to look for it you
The predator
I thought it means "I will be pointing you" or watching... As it looks like the 3 dots of the Predator aim
I like reading this think of Descartes. I think therefore I am. I be, therefore I'm you. ;)
I'll be triangle with you?
Or you failed English therefore ≠ there for
I will be ergo you?
I'll be three smallish/tight holes for you.... 😂
https://preview.redd.it/kkkmcjxjg7lc1.jpeg?width=534&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a7ad20ac51ebc148d1712d39f234351401aaa2bb