Talk:Equation

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[edit] Merging with Left-hand side and right-hand side of an equation

I think that merging these two articles would be beneficial for those who are looking for basic descriptive information on actualy doing these mathematics. I do also think that the 'left hand/right hand' article could be maintained as succinct stand-alone resource for those searching specifiaclly for it. --anon

I vote against but I don't feel very strongly about it. I found my way here by searching Google for "right hand side". (I am writing a paper and I was curious if it is hypenated or not.) Jason Quinn 02:57, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

I vote against. I think that it would be enough to put reciprocal links for these two articles. Dmitry, 9 June 2006.

I also disagree with merging and removed the merge tag. Oleg Alexandrov (talk) 17:19, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Mentioning the identity symbol

Aren't three horizontal bars often used to distinguish an identiy from an equation? Is this worth mentioning given the discussion of telling the difference between the two?

I don't see why not, as long as it's clear that a reader can't rely solely on the convention, as many authors (including Wikipedia) don't usually follow it. Melchoir 16:14, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Solution point redirect?

Solution point redirects here, but the article never mentions what a solution point is. I think that it should be mentioned, or the redirect should be removed. Unfortunately, I don't know what a solution point is, so I'm not sure if its notable enough or how much it relates to this article. Anyone have any ideas? cøøkiə Ξ _(talk) 23:16, 30 August 2006 (UTC)