[Blindmath] A Student's Question

[Sabra Ewing]

The decimal point is dots 46, so those two scenarios would be opposite of each other. Further, the decimal point is only used with numbers.

Sabra Ewing

> On Sep 29, 2016, at 1:15 PM, ALLEN PURVIN via Blindmath <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> A student asked me a Nemeth question and I do not know the answer. I am sure people here do, so thank you.
> What is the difference between .p (decimal point, p) and pi (the Greek symbol) in Nemeth?  Aren't they both 4,6; 1,2,3,4?
> I understand that in context, the distinction may be more clear.  But without?
> Thank you,
> - allen
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