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xkcd #3213: Dental Formulas

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I mean, half of these are undefined. And your multiplication dots are too low; they look like decimal points.

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[–] Bubs@lemmy.zip 9 points 5 months ago

A dental formula specifies the number of teeth of each type on each side of the jaw for a given species, with dots separating the numbers. There are two rows, representing the upper and lower jaw, separated by a horizontal line. The number of incisors is indicated first, canines second, premolars third, and finally molars