13 May
2018
13 May
'18
6:01 p.m.
Steven D'Aprano wrote:
In my experience mathematicians put the given *before* the statement:
Given a, b, c three sides of a triangle, then
Area = sqrt(s*(s-a)*(s-b)*(s-c))
where s = (a + b + c)/2 is the semi-perimeter of the triangle.
I agree, and "where" would be my first choice, but... given... that "where" is not available, "given" seems like the next best choice. At least it doesn't sound blatantly wrong in that position. -- Greg