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We need a new datatype to store mathematical formulas. This should be done using mathml and be based on the string datatype. There are two major usecases for storing formulas: * display on Wikipedia * usage to do actual calculations We'd need to cater to both usecases.

We need a new datatype to store mathematical formulae. There are two major usecases for storing formulas: * display on Wikipedia * usage to do actual calculations We'd need to cater to both usecases. In a first step the format should only display formulae. In a second step additional functionality will be added. To be foward compatible the a json format seems advisable. In a first version the formula data can be simple: ``` {"tex":"\sin x^2 + \cos x^2 = 1"} ``` thereafter, we can add additional information regarding the identifiers ``` {"tex":"E=mc^2", "definitons": [ "E":"Q11379", "m":"Q11423", "c":"Q2111" ] } ```

We need a new datatype to store mathematical formulas. This should be done using mathml and be based on the string datatype. There are two major usecases for storing formulas: * display on Wikipedia * usage to do actual calculations We'd need to cater to both usecases. In a first step the format should only display formulae. In a second step additional functionality will be added. To be foward compatible the a json format seems advisable. In a first version the formula data can be simple: ``` {"tex":"\sin x^2 + \cos x^2 = 1"} ``` thereafter, we can add additional information regarding the identifiers ``` {"tex":"E=mc^2", "definitons": [ "E":"Q11379", "m":"Q11423", "c":"Q2111" ] } ```