∅ (empty set)
3 0 ReplyHow it feels to be autistic navigating social rules.
3 0 ReplyθØΦ⦰θ
17 0 ReplyØ - The Norwegian umlaut version of O.
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U+2300 DIAMETER SIGN
48 0 ReplyActually æ, ø, and å are regarded as separate letters in the Norwegian alphabet
Æ - like the a in cat
Ø - like the u in turn
Å- like the aw in paw
Here's a handy song about it
40 1 ReplyFrench has à, â, é, è, ê, ë, ï, ô, œ, but we don't count them as extra letters. We should!
4 0 ReplyTranslation to a language that has reasonable pronunciation (romanian):
Æ = a
Ø = ă
Å =
â12 2 ReplyWhich language is the best: Norwegian, Finnish, Swedish, or Danish?
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Øh nø
13 0 ReplyYou mean like the German Ö?
10 0 ReplyWe should use dashed letter O to distinguish it from the Norwegian umlaut
6 0 ReplyJust use a proper typeface.
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Oh eh... Kunne du bruke det ikke i navnet ditt eller?
3 0 ReplyThis is why, as a Norwegian programmer, I slash my 0s with a backlash and my Øs with a forward slash.
7 0 ReplyWe also use that to designate phasing in the electrical world.
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Sø I shøuld slash all my Øs sø they can be distinguished from 0. Gøt it.
13 0 ReplyIncluding the majestic møøse
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Ahhh ahhhh ahhhhhhhhh I hate it
86 0 ReplyWhyyyy does humanity do this to itself
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The slashed zero is the empty set, and the slashed O is literally nothing cause screw the slashed O
35 1 ReplyAll my guys love the Ø! We Even have the Ååhh. Jut let me know if that makes you Æææh!
14 0 ReplyI was hoping it was gonna be that video! One of the few times I will agree that size matters.
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Empty set is ∅, slashed zero is 0︀ (if your browser decides to render the unicode variant) or 0︀ in html
Learn the difference, it could save your life!
(It could not actually save your life)
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My genuine reaction to that information:
36 0 Reply∅, with a slash through it!!!
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disambigruleation
6 0 ReplyDad was a programmer on IBM 700/7000 series. He always slashed the letter O. Years later in programming people were slashing zeroes and I was mighty confused. Some greybeard explained it eventually.
30 0 ReplyYears later in programming people were slashing zeroes and I was mighty confused. Some greybeard explained it eventually.
As someone who slashes their zeroes, ouch.
13 0 ReplyWell it was someone else who spent most of their career with FØRTRAN punchcards. By the time I was learning BASIC in the 1980s it had moved to the zero.
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edit: what was that meant to do
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When your language and numerical project managers don't talk to each other
15 0 ReplyNot the empty set?
15 0 Reply"The slash as a designator! Why that is brilliant..." - Dr.Klein
9 0 ReplyIt gets better
10 0 Replyø
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Ø is an album by Underoath
9 0 ReplyAnd a damn good one
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Hø?
5 0 ReplyIs that a compromise solution for the age old H0 vs HO debate?
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That makes sense I guess.
4 0 ReplyI have slashed my Z and O ever since I had a hardass chemistry teacher who deducted points if I didn't.
2 0 ReplyWhy Z?
And 7?
2 0 ReplyI'm guessing it's because Z can look similar to 2
2 0 ReplyBoth Z and 7, because I do a lot of math, and don't want to mix up a Z and a 2. For the 7, I just feel like it eases the cognitive load when reading.
I would never slash an O, because Ø is a different letter, and I would never slash a 0, unless I was indicating an empty set.
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he'll always try to stop me, that Nicolas Bourbaki.
2 0 ReplyHmmm. There's room for a slash from the top left to bottom right to disambiguate this, but it'll likely end up with more slashed Os and 0s.
1 0 Reply⦰ is a reversed empty set.
Also great: 𝟶
2 0 ReplyAh yes, the full set
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