common mathematical abbreviations (idea) by neil

WLOG: without loss of generality. ``I'm only going to show you part of the proof because the rest is exactly the same.''
st: such that.
QED: quod erat demonstrandum (``which was to be proved''). Marks the end of a proof. Nowadays, textbooks and scholarly papers often use a small black square instead. Maths majors and graduate students, on the other hand, usually mark the end of their proofs by drinking heavily and passing out slumped over the paper or keyboard. Kids, don't try this at home.
CQFD: ce qu'il fallait démontrer. French for QED.
wrt: with respect to.
TFAE: the following are equivalent. Proceeds a list of logical statements which are claimed or proved to be logically equivalent to one another.
TAMO: then a miracle occurs. ``I have no idea how to finish this proof.'' Usually found in answers to exam problems.
ICBS: it can be shown. The more respectable form of `TAMO'. Unlike TAMO, this one appears in serious mathematical writing.
wff: well-formed formula. In logic, formal systems, and such.

and then a miracle occurs	i.e. vs. e.g.	Zariski topology	Without loss of generality
Dimension of a Vector Space	The math Project	QED	WLOG
proof of the Cauchy-Riemann equations	WFF	Eisenstein's irreducibility criterion	Acronyms and Abbreviations
Well-formed formula	prime ideal	Hilbert's Nullstellensatz	Noetherian
irreducibility of cyclotomic polynomials	Perception shapes reality	Galois Theory	Calculus
Junior Air Force ROTC	TFAE	Cauchy's Inequality	SEK

common mathematical abbreviations (idea)

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