| 词条 | Obelus |
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An obelus (symbol: ÷ or †, plural: obeluses or obeli) is a symbol consisting of a short horizontal line with a dot above and another dot below, and in other uses it is a symbol resembling a small dagger. In mathematics it is mainly used to represent the mathematical operation of division. It is therefore commonly called the division sign. In editing texts an obelus takes the form of a dagger mark (†) and is used as a reference mark, or to indicate that a person is dead, and often used to indicate a footnote.[1][2][3] The word "obelus" comes from {{wiktell|ὀβελός}}, the Ancient Greek word for a sharpened stick, spit, or pointed pillar. This is the same root as that of the word "obelisk". In text annotationOriginally this sign (or a plain line) was used in ancient manuscripts to mark passages that were suspected of being corrupted or spurious; the practice of adding such marginal notes became known as obelism. The dagger symbol, also called an obelisk, is derived from the obelus and continues to be used for this purpose. As {{harvtxt|Streeter|1924}} writes: The obelus, invented by Aristarchus to mark suspected passages in Homer, is frequent in manuscripts of the Gospel to mark just those sections, like the Pericope in John, which modern editors reject. The first corrector of [the Codex Sinaiticus], probably the contemporary διορθωτής, was at pains to enclose in brackets and mark with dots for deletion two famous passages in Luke written by the original scribe which, being absent from B W 579 and the Egyptian versions, we infer were not accepted in the text at that time dominant in Alexandria, viz. the incident of the "Bloody Sweat" in Gethsemane (Lk.xxi.43 f.) and the saying "Father forgive them" (Lk.xi.34).[4] In mathematicsIn mathematics, the obelus symbol commonly represents division. The obelus was first used as a symbol for division in 1659 in the algebra book {{lang|de|Teutsche Algebra}} by Johann Rahn. Some think that John Pell, who edited the book, may have been responsible for this use of the symbol. Other symbols for division include the slash or solidus (/), the colon (:), and the fraction bar (the horizontal bar in a vertical fraction). Historically, the obelus has also been used to represent subtraction in Northern Europe; such usage continued in some parts of Europe (including Norway and, until fairly recently, Denmark).[5] In Italy the obelus is sometimes used to denote a range of values. The ISO 80000-2 standard for mathematical notation recommends only the solidus or fraction bar for division, or the colon for ratios; it says that the obelus "should not be used" for division.[6] In computer systemsThe obelus was assigned to code point 0xF7 in ISO 8859-1. This was inherited by the Unicode character set, where the obelus is known as the "division sign" and has the code point U+00F7.[7] In HTML, it can be encoded as ÷ or ÷ (at HTML level 3.2), or as ÷. In Microsoft Windows, the obelus is produced with Alt+0247 (or 246 with no zero) on the number pad, or by pressing {{Key press|Alt Gr|Shift|+}} when an appropriate keyboard layout is in use. In classic Mac OS and macOS, it is produced with {{Key press|⌥ Option|/}}. On UNIX-based systems using Screen or X with a Compose key enabled, it can be produced by composing {{Key press|:}} (colon) and {{Key press|-}} (hyphen/minus). It may also be input by Unicode code-point on GTK-based applications by pressing {{Key press|Control|Shift|U}}, followed by the code point in hexadecimal (F7) and terminated by {{Key press|Enter}}. In LaTeX, the obelus is obtained by \\div. See also
Notes1. ^Wolf, Friedrich August. Graton, Anthony; translator. Prolegomena to Homer, 1795. Princeton University Press, 2014. {{ISBN|9781400857692}}. Page 63, & 202 - 203. 2. ^Howatson, M. C. “Obelos”. The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature. Oxford University Press (2013) {{ISBN|9780191073014}}. 3. ^Chambers, Allied. The Chambers Dictionary. Allied Publishers, 1998. {{ISBN|9788186062258}}. page 1117. 4. ^{{citation|authorlink=Burnett Hillman Streeter|first=Burnett Hillman|last=Streeter|title=The Four Gospels|location=London|publisher= Macmillan|year= 1924|at=Chapter 5|url=http://www.katapi.org.uk/4Gospels/Ch5.htm}}. Here διορθωτής is the Greek word for a copy-editor, rectifier, or proofreader. The Aristarchus referred to was presumably Aristarchus of Samothrace. 5. ^{{citation|title=A history of mathematical notations (two volumes bound as one)|publisher=Dover|year=1993|isbn=9780486677668|first=Florian|last=Cajori|authorlink=Florian Cajori|pages=242, 270–271|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fNVYTRBTIJ8C&pg=PA270}}. Reprint of 1928 edition. 6. ^ISO 80000-2, Section 9 "Operations", 2-9.6 7. ^{{citation|title=Unicode Explained: Internationalize documents, programs, and web sites|first=Jukka|last=Korpela|publisher=O'Reilly Media, Inc.|year=2006|isbn=9780596101213|page=397|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PcWU2yxc8WkC&pg=PA397}}. External links
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