A mathematical curiosity

In 1965, Dmitri Borgmann noted that this expression:

11 + 2 - 1 = 12

... is valid also when interpreted as a set of letters:

ELEVEN + TWO = ELEVENTWO

ELEVENTWO - ONE = LEVETW (= TWELVE)
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