abuse of notation

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abuse of notation (usually uncountable, plural abuses of notation)

  1. (mathematics) The use of a mathematical notation in a way that is not formally correct but seems likely to simplify the exposition or suggest the correct intuition.
    Coordinate terms: abuse of language, abuse of terminology