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The letter ℘: name and origin? (2017)

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283 points IdealeZahlen | 1 comments | 14 Nov 24 16:28 UTC | HN request time: 0.208s | source
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Symbiote ◴[14 Nov 24 19:50 UTC] No.42140408[source]▶
In the same Unicode block is "2129 ℩ TURNED GREEK SMALL LETTER IOTA" with explanation "unique element fulfilling a description (logic)".

That seems a ridiculous choice for a symbol — turning one of the most symmetrical letters upside down!

Background: https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/51563/what-is...

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1. schoen ◴[14 Nov 24 22:31 UTC] No.42141902[source]▶
In the font on my phone it looks confusingly reminiscent of Hebrew vav.