Re: Math and Scientific Terminology in Maalam

we will never get such a standard burkan...!! at least in the mean time...

>From: "burkan burkan"

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>Subject: Re: Math and Scientific Terminology in Maalam

>Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 22:08:08 +0100

>salam

>I'm burkan from algeria and it's my first participation.

>I think the best solution is using both notations, until we have a

>standard from the arab league!!!

>burkan :)

>>From: "Youcef Rabah Rahal"

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>>Subject: Math and Scientific Terminology in Maalam

>>Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 12:24:33 +0100

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>>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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