In math(s?), one does not USUALLY have to state the basic postulates
and axioms that must be assumed in order for the current work to be
valid.
When one is working on the EDGE of various maths, it is of utmost
importance to make such assumptions most clear.
Engineers and MOST working physicists (I.e. non-academic, ouch! ;-))
do not as a rule feel required to spell out the definitions and the
maths that are currently being employed.
'Jargon' can be rightly derided when it is being used to confused the
great unwashed, but it is an essential tool for everyday
communication in most technical fields of endeavor
On Sep 18, 2008, at Sep 18(Thu) 9:47 , Jack Uretsky wrote:
"standard" according to whose edict?
Regards,
Jack