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Re: Math and Scientific Terminology in Maalam

Thanks Mohammed ;)

But, Except you and Walid nobody reponded...

I actually wait for opinions from Maghrib !

No Maghribi people on this list ?

Salam,

Youcef.

PS: There's also a little vote about the future name of Maalam. Everybody can give their opinion ;)


From: "Mohammed Al-Agha"
Reply-To: doc at arabeyes dot org
To: doc at arabeyes dot org
Subject: Re: Math and Scientific Terminology in Maalam
Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2002 02:26:22 +0200



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Hello Youcef;

I'm advicing you to use both notations, it is better. Any way, asking maghrebi people is a must in this case.

Good Luck.

M.Agha

>From: "Youcef Rabah Rahal"
>Reply-To: doc at arabeyes dot org
>To: doc at arabeyes dot org
>Subject: Math and Scientific Terminology in Maalam
>Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 12:24:33 +0100
>
>Hello everyone,
>
>Maalam has arrived to a critical step and it became necessary to me
>to introduce this question.
>
>There is an issue about the scientific terminology between Mashriq
>and Maghrib. It seems that there are no standard notations. However
>I am not sure if it is between Maghrib and
>Mashriq or between Algeria and the rest of the arab world ;) (apart
>from the difference between the digits used !)
>
>I give one example: the "Cosine" of an angle is called "Jayb Tamam"
>everywhere in the arab world. Fortunately because it is an ancient
>word. However, the notation is "JATA" in Mashriq
>and "TAJIB" in Maghrib (or only in Algeria ?).
>One another: "Continuity" (of functions) is "ITTISSAL" in Mashriq
>and "ISTIMRAR" in Maghrib.
>There are of course a lot of such examples, I can make a list on
>request ;)
>
>The point is: Since Maalam is supposed to be used by all the Arab
>community, it is important to define a rule:
>
>1- Define a standard.
>Unlikely because this should be done at a higher level. Though
>Arabeyes can emit recommendations to the Arab League for example ?
>But I'm not sure of the impact and, moreover, a first release of
>Maalam will be realised very soon.
>
>OR
>
>2- Use both notations (the user configures the program).
>
>OR
>
>3- Use a notation over the other.
>
>Please people I need your advice. Especially people from Maghrib to
>tell me if it is a real Maghrib-Mashriq issue or only a
>Algeria-Rest_Of_the_Arab_world one.
>
>I also can be completely wrong and maybe this is not even an issue.
>Maybe using any of the notations is quite understandable everywhere
>?!
>
>Thank you,
>
>Youcef.
>
>PS: By the way, Maalam will soon change its name since the actual
>one is confusing. See this thread
>http://lists.arabeyes.org/archives/developer/2002/December/msg00100.html
>
>Your vote is welcome !
>
>
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