Greek symbol for bit?
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Symbols / greek letters are used in mathematical notation for variables, functions etc. and commonly informs the reader that it is definied within a conventional accepted range. What is the most common symbol for a bit / two-state integer?
I found maybe the $xi$ symbol can be used? or maybe something else is used.
For example $xiinmathbb{Z^+}$ where $xi$ can either be $0$ or $1$. $xi equiv 0 |1pmod 2$
Question is; which symbol is commonly used for a two state variable?
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Symbols / greek letters are used in mathematical notation for variables, functions etc. and commonly informs the reader that it is definied within a conventional accepted range. What is the most common symbol for a bit / two-state integer?
I found maybe the $xi$ symbol can be used? or maybe something else is used.
For example $xiinmathbb{Z^+}$ where $xi$ can either be $0$ or $1$. $xi equiv 0 |1pmod 2$
Question is; which symbol is commonly used for a two state variable?
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asked Nov 14 at 23:11
Natural Number Guy
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So long as you define it, it doesn't really matter what symbol you use. That being said, $chi$ appears in several contexts as indicator variables / indicator functions / random variables such as here and would have been my first choice outside of using $a,alpha,x$.
– JMoravitz
Nov 14 at 23:16
@JMoravitz Ok. I like $alpha$. I might just use that. And yeah, I could have added that the variable I need a greek letter for acts like a flag (on or off) etc.
– Natural Number Guy
Nov 14 at 23:23
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Symbols / greek letters are used in mathematical notation for variables, functions etc. and commonly informs the reader that it is definied within a conventional accepted range. What is the most common symbol for a bit / two-state integer?
I found maybe the $xi$ symbol can be used? or maybe something else is used.
For example $xiinmathbb{Z^+}$ where $xi$ can either be $0$ or $1$. $xi equiv 0 |1pmod 2$
Question is; which symbol is commonly used for a two state variable?
notation terminology
asked Nov 14 at 23:11
Natural Number Guy
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Symbols / greek letters are used in mathematical notation for variables, functions etc. and commonly informs the reader that it is definied within a conventional accepted range. What is the most common symbol for a bit / two-state integer?
I found maybe the $xi$ symbol can be used? or maybe something else is used.
For example $xiinmathbb{Z^+}$ where $xi$ can either be $0$ or $1$. $xi equiv 0 |1pmod 2$
Question is; which symbol is commonly used for a two state variable?
notation terminology
notation terminology
asked Nov 14 at 23:11
Natural Number Guy
437415
asked Nov 14 at 23:11
Natural Number Guy
437415
asked Nov 14 at 23:11
Natural Number Guy
437415
asked Nov 14 at 23:11
Natural Number Guy
437415
asked Nov 14 at 23:11
Natural Number Guy
437415
437415
2
So long as you define it, it doesn't really matter what symbol you use. That being said, $chi$ appears in several contexts as indicator variables / indicator functions / random variables such as here and would have been my first choice outside of using $a,alpha,x$.
– JMoravitz
Nov 14 at 23:16
@JMoravitz Ok. I like $alpha$. I might just use that. And yeah, I could have added that the variable I need a greek letter for acts like a flag (on or off) etc.
– Natural Number Guy
Nov 14 at 23:23
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So long as you define it, it doesn't really matter what symbol you use. That being said, $chi$ appears in several contexts as indicator variables / indicator functions / random variables such as here and would have been my first choice outside of using $a,alpha,x$.
– JMoravitz
Nov 14 at 23:16
@JMoravitz Ok. I like $alpha$. I might just use that. And yeah, I could have added that the variable I need a greek letter for acts like a flag (on or off) etc.
– Natural Number Guy
Nov 14 at 23:23
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So long as you define it, it doesn't really matter what symbol you use. That being said, $chi$ appears in several contexts as indicator variables / indicator functions / random variables such as here and would have been my first choice outside of using $a,alpha,x$.
– JMoravitz
Nov 14 at 23:16
So long as you define it, it doesn't really matter what symbol you use. That being said, $chi$ appears in several contexts as indicator variables / indicator functions / random variables such as here and would have been my first choice outside of using $a,alpha,x$.
– JMoravitz
Nov 14 at 23:16
@JMoravitz Ok. I like $alpha$. I might just use that. And yeah, I could have added that the variable I need a greek letter for acts like a flag (on or off) etc.
– Natural Number Guy
Nov 14 at 23:23
@JMoravitz Ok. I like $alpha$. I might just use that. And yeah, I could have added that the variable I need a greek letter for acts like a flag (on or off) etc.
– Natural Number Guy
Nov 14 at 23:23
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So long as you define it, it doesn't really matter what symbol you use. That being said, $chi$ appears in several contexts as indicator variables / indicator functions / random variables such as here and would have been my first choice outside of using $a,alpha,x$.
– JMoravitz
Nov 14 at 23:16
@JMoravitz Ok. I like $alpha$. I might just use that. And yeah, I could have added that the variable I need a greek letter for acts like a flag (on or off) etc.
– Natural Number Guy
Nov 14 at 23:23