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> First, the handwriting recognition worked flawlessly, despite my awful handwriting.

This handwriting is not awful, so no surprise it's recognized well

But the bad feedback criticism is spot on, though the better solution is to replace symbols in-place, why would you prefer your "awful handwriting" to beautiful math symbols with excellent legibility?

(and btw, pemdas forgot implied multiplication)

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> But the bad feedback criticism is spot on, though the better solution is to replace symbols in-place, why would you prefer your "awful handwriting" to beautiful math symbols with excellent legibility?

You mean it should replace your handwriting with typed symbols?

Yes

You can try out MyScript Calculator, which is doing exactly that – https://www.myscript.com/calculator

I prefer to keep my handwriting over the printed symbols. This might sound crazy, but when I see my handwriting transform into printed symbols, I feel as if the system stole it from me. :) Another crazy take – it is more difficult to read handwritten script, so you slow down your thinking, which might help you to think more deeply. I can't back these claims with any evidence other than "I like it that way"..

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