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stavros
on Nov 28, 2021
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Rare Greek Variables
varpi is a very old-school way of writing π (think 100 years ago), the modern letter is, of course, π. Also varsigma is the "final sigma" (ς), not the regular sigma (σ). vartheta also looks funky (θ normally).
dan-robertson
on Nov 28, 2021
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I tend to write vartheta on paper as it can be done in a single stroke. I don’t write a final sigma on paper.
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