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really stupid math question at Mon, 6 May 2024 20:35:38 UTC No. 16162883
Does “the difference between X and Y” mean X-Y or Y-X?
Anonymous at Mon, 6 May 2024 20:49:02 UTC No. 16162891
>>16162883
[math]\vert x-y\vert[/math]
really stupid math question at Mon, 6 May 2024 20:50:32 UTC No. 16162897
thank you
Anonymous at Mon, 6 May 2024 20:50:41 UTC No. 16162898
typically speaking
it would be the absolute value
unless you use "X from Y" to denote Y-X