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Hungarian notation for formulas would be terrible. It would make it that much harder to memorize, as well as increase the difficulty of seeing patterns between various formulas.

The real problem here is trying to force programming notation into mathematics notation. Programming variables emphasize what you're working with while mathematics variables emphasize ideas and relationships.



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