numeric passage usage, please!

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  • #28780
    togilby
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    Hi Julie,

    I would like to better understand the parameters of using the numeric passage indicator.

    from AAE, September 3, 2015 … the numeric passage indicator is used in math contexts…for lists of numbers. It should not be used on the printing history or the ISBN.

    So ... in a math workbook (UEB/Nemeth), the following exercise has a simple string of numbers which do not require a switch to Nemeth. Would this fall into the above category of "math contexts … for lists of numbers"?

    1. Identify the pattern by stating the rule. 100, 88, 76, 64, 52

    If so, ugh! And if so, is this a "flexible" rule that can be employed only when useful?

    I feel that the lack of separation between numbers would make these exercises more difficult than they need to be. If I must, I plan to write a TN explaining that the numeric passage indicator is not used for this type of exercise!

    thanks for any clarification you can offer!

    Trumbull

    #28782
    claurent
    Moderator

    Technically, yes, you CAN use the numeric passage indicator in this situation.  But it is NOT required.  I agree with you and would not use it here. My understanding of this symbol is that is a tool to be used in situations where using it solves some type of problem...keeps a list of numbers all on one page, keeps the columns aligned as they are in print, etc.

    Cindi

    #28787
    togilby
    Participant

    Thank you Cindi,

    I am happy to know that the numeric passage indicator is a tool, not a rule,

    haha, UEB poetry!

    thanks for your explanation,

    Trumbull

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