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Comment by sebastiansm7

9 hours ago

It's Elo not ELO. Elo is not an acronym.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elo_rating_system

From what I've seen in the comments, it's definitely ELO, if not through ubiquity alone. Happens to the best of 'em!

  • Elo is nicer as it gives a nod to the inventor, no?

    • Some say the greatest compliment a mathematician can be paid is when a concept that bears their name is so ubiquitous that we no longer capitalise it. (E.g. Abel with the abelian group).