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[Anders Logg <logg@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Apr 01, 2008 at 05:55:17PM +0200, Martin Sandve Alnæs wrote:
> Does anyone have strong opinions on the choice of names for these?
> I think we should pick one, multiple names for the same thing is just confusing.
> 
> tr(A) or trace(A)
> det(A) or determinant(A)
> inv(A) or inverse(A)
> 
> An there are probably some more.

determinant and inverse feel a little long, so I would prefer det()
and inv(). One typically writes det() also in mathematical notation.
Same for the trace. Even if it's short enough, I often see it written
as just tr().

-- 
Anders