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False positive for intervals

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
45/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
rust
Domain
accessibility

Research direction

Start by reproducing the MathML example from the issue in MathCAT and compare the spoken output with the intended ordered pair interpretation. Done means this input is no longer announced as intervals while interval expressions continue to receive appropriate speech.

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Description

bug

I am working with a linear algebra book, and I have discovered some cases of false positives for intervals. Below is an example.

The markup is suppose to denote the solution of a linear system of two equations.
<math> <mo>(</mo> <mi>x</mi> <mo>,</mo> <mi>y</mi> <mo>)</mo> <mo>=</mo> <mo>(</mo> <mn>5</mn> <mo>,</mo> <mn>2</mn> <mo>)</mo> </math>

Output from MathCAT: "the interval from x to y, not including x or y; is equal to, the interval from 5 to 2, not including 5 or 2"

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