I have the following statement:
$1< d,q < a .$
Does this mean:
$1 < d$ and $q < a$?
or does it mean:
$1< d < a$ and $1< q?
I have the following statement:
$1< d,q < a .$
Does this mean:
$1 < d$ and $q < a$?
or does it mean:
$1< d < a$ and $1< q?
J.M. is correct, assuming that the author of the statement $1 < d,q < a$ formatted their statement the way they should have. One could imagine intending to say $\ldots 1$1 < d,q < a$
, then it does mean the second one, i.e. " $1 ". However, if they were sloppy and wrote two expressions right next to each other separated only by a comma, i.e.
$1
, then they intended the first one, i.e. " $1
But it's best to assume people mean what they say unless there's reason to believe otherwise (e.g., the statement that $1