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NOT.3:2 - Problem

How can a notation’s interpretation give its intended reader a usable way to obtain a consequence, while keeping the conditions of that consequence recoverable?

Assigning names to marks can leave their combined use unexplained. Assigning a mathematical meaning can specify an answer without providing a way to obtain it. A familiar reader may bridge either gap from experience while a new reader cannot tell which operation is missing.