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by bluehex 1397 days ago
According to this[1] okwave thread (in Japanese) it is used in mathematics literature but generally as a direct translation from English. There is an argument there, saying that the nuance of Hyouka in Japanese mathematics is more appropriate in cases where a specific value is harder to determine and as such is used more often for things like "inequality evaluation".

[1]: https://okwave.jp/qa/q5812331.html