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In the Diagrams 2020 conference, we (Mikkel Willum Johansen and myself) reported on our first successes with machine-learning agents identifying and counting diagrams in mathematical papers. One year later, we have progressed, and in this paper I present and discuss ways of creating evidence on the use of diagrams in mathematical publications. Studying a corpus of mathematical journals from the early 21st century and focusing on the intensity of their reliance on diagrams, I explore different means of measuring the use of diagrams as a precursor to further studying their integration into the mathematical argument.
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Sørensen, H.K. (2021). Beyond Counting: Measuring Diagram Intensity in Mathematical Research Papers. In: Basu, A., Stapleton, G., Linker, S., Legg, C., Manalo, E., Viana, P. (eds) Diagrammatic Representation and Inference. Diagrams 2021. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 12909. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86062-2_6
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