I have the following statement:
$$1< d,q < a .$$
Does this mean:
$1 < d$ and $q < a$?
or does it mean:
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 But it's best to assume people mean what they say unless there's reason to believe otherwise (e.g., the statement that $1