Talk:Tychonoff's theorem
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Where is it written never to use \empty?? Maybe this is true for HTML, where the empty set symbol doesn't fit well within a line of inline type. But, why should it not be used in math/tex mode when on a separate line?? The only possible reason I can think is because some might not render it, but this seems unlikely, if it renders tex, it should render \empty. And \empty is listed on the tex mark-up page. {} is good for inline, but silly for general policy, it's nonstandard to say the least. Revolver 20:29, 8 Jul 2004 (UTC)
- I agree. Dyspropsia was the one who made this change, citing "Wikipedia conventions." I realise some browsers don't support the character, which discourages using it in text, but the software should (although it may not be) be smart enough to send these browsers inline images instead. In display-mode math it should always be used, although I've seen the alternate notation in some texts. Derrick Coetzee 02:18, 9 Jul 2004 (UTC)