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    Formula vs. Equation / 式と方程式の違い

    Formula and equation are different. Formula is just a statement. It doesn’t necessarily have a solution. On the other hand, equation is an argument. It must have at least one solution.

    To illustrate, 1+2 is a formula. It just says 1 plus 2. You can also have 1+2=3; though it has the equal symbol in it, it is a formula and just defines what the number 3 is.

    Unfortunately we often use the same symbol as the definition = to an equivalence =. For example, 1+x=3 is an equation and its solution is x=2.

    I strongly recommend all of you that use a:=b instead of a=b for definition. When you compare a and b in very careful manner, use x==y instead of x=y.


    式と方程式は異なることを我々は子供たちに教えているだろうか.式はstatementであり,方程式はargumentである.式には解が無くてもよいが,方程式には必ず解がある.

    例えば,1+2は式である.そして,1+2=3も式(定義式)である.一方,1+x=3は方程式であり,その解はx=2である.

    定義の=と値が同一であることの=に同じ記号を用いるところに数学の悲劇があるような気がする.少なくとも定義の=は≡にするとか:=にするとか,値が同一であることを示すには==を使うとか,何か工夫が必要である.

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