Tags are keywords or labels that categorize and group your question with other, similar questions. If your post at meta is about suggesting new tags, choosing correct tags for some question, suggesting removal of some tag, this tag is appropriate for such question.
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How do we tag questions on maximizing/minimizing functions?
I've noticed (when checking newly created tags), that a tag called max-min has been created.
It has the following tag-excerpt:
Questions related to maximizing or minimizing a expression or a ...
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When do the numbers on the tags list update?
I had assumed that the numbers on the tags list would update when the day changed, but they didn't. When/how often is the tags list updated?
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(solution-verification) tag
When I was checking what appeared among newly created tags, I've noticed solution-verification. It was probably created here.
This tag seems perhaps somewhat similar to proof-writing, see the ...
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Shouldn't there be a 'quantum-information' tag?
As a beginning student of quantum computing, I'm finding many of the questions here that start out seeming relevant to me have answers that veer off into too much physics. Quantum information and ...
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Apply the homework tag during routine editing? [duplicate]
When editing a new question, for grammar, punctuation, clarity, formulas, etc., is it appropriate to add the homework tag if your intuition is strong that it is homework?
Please don't knee-jerk brand ...
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Non-homework tagged as (homework)
I keep noticing problems that are much too difficult to be part of any school class (such as tough olympiad-type solid geometry questions) posted as homework. The posters do not appear to be looking ...
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Proliferation of tags
I have got the impression that a lot of new tags have been introduced lately. Is it intentional? Frankly, I cannot see why ultra-specific tags such as "simpsons-rule", "boundedness", "dot-product" or ...
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What should be in the tag (graph)?
NOTE The (graph) tag is dead. Long live the graph...ing-functions tag. See here.
At the moment, there is a discussion about the tag graph; the suggestion is to replace it with a better name, so ...
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Duplicate Homework Questions: Suggestion
In some comment here on meta (I can't find it anymore...), a user made reference to the fact that Math.SE has a one of (if not the) lowest question-closure rate of any Area 51 site.
I was thinking ...
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Let's blacklist the [graph] tag
The graph tag is supposed to be for questions about the graphs of functions. But it is very commonly misapplied to questions that are about the graphs of graph theory. These questions are supposed ...
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(tutoring) tag proposal [closed]
It was requested that I introduce a separate question/proposal so that members of the community could discuss the practicality of a tag such as (tutoring) . I propose a (tutoring) tag that would ...
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Unneeded Tag - Extension-Field
I propose the removal of the tag extension-field. There are currently a grand total of 39 questions tagged with it so it would not take long to remove it. Furthermore I don't think the tag is ...
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What can users do to improve their Math.SE experience?
Some of recent discussions on meta revolved around various ways to deal with the growing number of questions posted on the site. For example:
Is the interest in this community falling?
Feature ...
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Proper use of the (homework) tag redux
When, if ever, is it appropriate to add the homework tag to a question that has not been acknowledged by the OP to be homework?
My position is that it is never appropriate, full stop. It’s fine to ...
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Do we need a [foundations] tag?
Do we need a foundations tag? I removed one from a question yesterday, and it appeared on another sometimes later.
I'm not sure whether or not they are actually useful, but since some people do think ...
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Should there be a matlab tag?
From cursory inspection, questions about and tagged as "matlab' get few if any replies. There are probably many users of MSE working (also) in matlab, so I can see how it was originally created. ...
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Single click on any tag while editing tags, effectively double-clicks, displaying tagged question list
Single clicking on any tag while editing tags, whether to add or remove a tag, performs the double action of executing the click (adding or removing the tag as requested) and then going to the list ...
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'Predicate-logic' the best tag?
Having just been annoyed (ok, ok, I'm an old grouch) for the $n$-th time by seeing a question mis-tagged (indeed, mis-titled) propositional-calculus, I've just realized there is no appropriate tag for ...
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Tags list on user profile
Can someone point me to a reference for what the tags list is for on a user's profile?
From what I understand, if you ask a question, the tags on that question are added to the list, but the ...
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Suggestion for “Hint-Only” Tag
For people who only want guidance in understanding how to approach the problem, as opposed to seeing a fully fleshed out solution.
Would this tag be useful?
Am new to this site, so don't want to ...
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What's the point of the “advice” tag when people always want to close it?
For example, I have posted quite a few questions regarding mathematics in general, because I want to learn more about the field and I just want to make sure I get an answer or an opinion from someone ...
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What is the purpose of (learning) tag? Should it be synonym of (homework)?
I have noticed that the tags learning and homework are between suggested synonyms. Personally I don't think it's a good idea; especially because of special status the homework tag has. Therefore I've ...
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The tags “numerical-methods” and “numerical-analysis”
While trying to search for numerical analysis related questions, I discovered the existence of two tags numerical-methods and numerical-analysis. Although there were very few questions with the tag ...
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Propose new tag (translation-request)
I created a new tag (translation-request) on this post. This isn't the first time I've seen someone post a translation request, though I'm not finding any others at ...
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What is (dimension-theory)?
We have evidently a dimension-theory tag. It does not have currently a tag wiki. My understanding of dimension theory is that it refers to either
The branch of topology that studies dimensional ...
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Would a tag for “check-my-proof” questions be useful?
I am aware that it is probably better not to have too many meta-tags such as homework, soft-question, big-list or reference-request.
Despite of this I'd like to ask other MSE users, whether they would ...
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When should I use the “abstract algebra” tag?
I can't think of any topic in abstract algebra that doesn't have a tag in itself.
When should the abstract algebra tag be used ?
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What is the purpose of the [pattern-recognition] tag?
Pattern recognition is a topic in machine learning. Of the questions tagged pattern-recognition, only a handful are related to machine learning. The rest are of the form "What is the next item in this ...
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Sub-tags and over-tags
In group theory there is a global tag, group-theory. There are also a number of sub-tags, such as finite-groups, abelian-groups, topological-groups, geometric-group-theory, etc. I am sure there are ...
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Do we need a crystallography tag?
This question is brought about by this post:
Determine the coordinates of octahedral and tetrahedral sites relative to the standard basis of $R_3$ of a Unit Cell
Reasons for [crystallography]:
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about the questions tagged [difference-equations] or [recurrence-relations]
I discover that the questions tagged difference-equations or recurrence-relations are often similar. I also find difficulties to distinguish clearly between difference equations and recurrence ...
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How to actually ignore certain tags?
This is what it looks like when I "ignore" a tag:
As you can see, the question, rather than being ignored, is just made harder to read, and still takes up just as much room on the "front page". ...
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A Graph Map of Math.SE
I've just made a map of tags for Math.SE. (And to some degree - a greatly simplified map of mathematics.)
In short: tag size is related to tag popularity (caveat: see below) and edges are related to ...
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Tag [lp-spaces]
In this question,
the tag lp-spaces has been created. I personally think it's not a bad idea , as it's a topic which frequently comes when we work on measure theory. The problem is that it's the ...
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tags should be editable despite pending edit to text and vice versa
When an edit to a question is pending, it's impossible (for users with sufficiently high reputation) to edit it without dealing with the pending edit. I'm not sure I like that behaviour in general, ...
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Where are the other “algebra” tags besides “abstract” and “precalculus”?
If the "algebra" tag is declared heretical, as suggested here, then what should one do with algebra questions for which neither the "abstract algebra" tag nor a "precalculus" tag is appropriate?
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“summation” tag for finite and formal summations
I often want to improve the tags on questions like "Is it possible to make this expression shorter?". This question asks how to simplify or evaluate the finite sum $$ \sum_{i=1}^n\left( 2^{i-1} a_i ...
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Should we have a tag for the set theory NFU?
I'm wondering if we should have a tag for the set theory NFU. On the one hand, I personally would like to see the tag stick around, since I think NFU is a very interesting and potentially useful set ...
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Should the algebra tag be blacklisted?
I'll mention the history of the problems with algebra tag, although I think that most people who visit meta regularly know about this.
The problem with algebra was that it was used for different ...
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What are the negative numbers to my tags?
What are the negative numbers to my tags? They don't correspond to my reputation or votes?
Sorry if its somewhere explained already.
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A sufficiently general tag wiki for “trace”?
This question has two parts:
Can someone propose a sufficiently general tag wiki for trace? Click through to the tag to see what questions are currently tagged there (in particular, I am not sure ...
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Algebra disambiguation tag
This is not a question, really, but an experiment.
We have had a battle against the algebra tag for a long time. For some history, see this meta post.
One problem is that it would be nice to have a ...
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How do we mark a question with standard Greek variables so that Google will direct someone who searched with English variables to that page?
In mathematics, oftentimes tradition dictates a standard to use non-English variables such as using Greek letters to represent ordinals and cardinals in set theory. How can we mark such questions so ...
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computer-science tag
I suggest that we remove this tag. The presence of this tag makes users tag questions badly and causes severe inconsistency in tagging. The questions tagged with computer-science belong to several ...
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Should the (analysis) tag be deprecated?
Currently, the analysis tag description reads:
Mathematical Analysis generally, including Real Analysis, Harmonic Analysis, Complex Variable Theory, the Calculus of Variations, Measure Theory, ...
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Unnecesarily retagging old questions that get bumped.
Just as I write this, a user with $\sim$500 rep. has retagged 28 questions inactive by removing the tag differential-equations to leave only the tag pde. This has crowded the main page with already ...
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Difference between [definition] and [terminology]
What is the difference between the tags terminology and definition?
At the moment, there are 678 questions with the terminology tag, and 278 questions with the definition tag, and only 31 questions ...
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Tag (maxima) or (macsyma)?
The tag maxima was created in this question; according to tag-wiki it is intended for the computer algebra system Maxima.
I am afraid that a such tag might easily confuse users posting questions; ...
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What is the (random-functions) tag?
There are 13 questions tagged random-functions. Most of them seem to really be about random variables and should have the probability tag instead.
What is this tag supposed to refer to? Wikipedia ...
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What, exactly, is (estimation-theory)?
Disclaimer: I have no idea what estimation theory is about. But looking at estimation-theory I cannot help but think that either the tag means something extremely broad (so broad that I hesitate to ...
