Gardner–Salinas braille codes

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Template:Short description The Gardner–Salinas braille codes are a proposed method of encoding mathematical and scientific notation linearly using braille cells for tactile reading by the visually impaired. The most common form of Gardner–Salinas braille is the 8-cell variety, commonly called GS8. There is also a corresponding 6-cell form called GS6.[1]

The codes were developed as a replacement for Nemeth Braille by John A. Gardner, a physicist at Oregon State University, and Norberto Salinas, an Argentinian mathematician. However, 15 years later Nemeth code was still the standard, with no further change Template:As of.[2]

The Gardner–Salinas braille codes are an example of a compact human-readable markup language. The syntax is based on the LaTeX system for scientific typesetting.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

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Table of Gardner–Salinas 8-dot (GS8) braille

The set of lower-case letters, the period, comma, semicolon, colon, exclamation mark, apostrophe, and opening and closing double quotes are the same as in Grade-2 English Braille.[1]

Digits

Symbol 0? 0? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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Apart from 0, this is the same as the Antoine notation used in French and Luxembourgish Braille. Sources disagree on 0. Both claimed forms are presented above. The second is the ISO form. Note however that ISO is concerned only with a one-to-one assignment between 8-dot braille and ASCII, and so has no particular connection to Gardner–Salinas braille.

Upper-case letters

GS8 upper-case letters are indicated by the same cell as standard English braille (and GS8) lower-case letters, with dot #7 added.

Symbol A B C D E F G H I J K L M
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Symbol N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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Compare Luxembourgish Braille.

Greek letters

Dot 8 is added to the letter forms of International Greek Braille to derive Greek letters:

Symbol α β γ δ ε ζ η θ ι κ λ μ
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Symbol ν ξ ο π ρ σ τ υ φ χ ψ ω
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Symbol Γ Δ Θ Λ Ξ Π Σ Υ Φ Ψ Ω
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Characters differing from English Braille

Symbol Parentheses Brackets single quote
open close open close open close ?
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The single quotation marks are the ASCII back tick ` and apostrophe '.

ASCII symbols and mathematical operators

Symbol " $ & @ \ ^ _ ` { } ~
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Symbol # % * + / < = > × · ÷
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Text symbols

Symbol • © † ‡ £
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Math and science symbols

Symbol ≈ ≅ ≡ ∝ x| (abs. value) ∞ ∫ line ∫ closed ∫
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Symbol 〈 〉 ∇ ∂ ... → ← ○ ℵ ∈ ⇌
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Markup

Symbol Superscript Subscript Left-superscript Left-subscript Begin fraction Denominator End fraction Over *
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* Encodes the fraction-slash for the single adjacent digits/letters as numerator and denominator.

Symbol √ complex radicand * displayed equation ** math expressions ** hyperlink **
Open Close Open Close Open Close Open Close
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* Used for any > 1 digit radicand.

** Used for markup to represent inkprint text.

Symbol Array
Begin End End element End line vert. stack horiz. combo superposition
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Symbol Misc. Symbol * Modifiers
Begin End Quantity Markup indicator Inverted Stroke/Not Variant Large
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Typeface indicators

Symbol Script Bold Italic Underline Definable font 1 Fractur Roman Underline
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The difference between the two underline markers is not explained.

Shape symbols

Symbol ⊥ ∥ ∠ Open Square ⊿
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Set theory

Symbol ∪ ∩ ⊂ ⊃
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References

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