Notation of Fourier Transforms

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Why are there so many different notation formats for the Fourier Transform?

Wikipedia defines it in this way for a function $x(t)$: $$\hat{f}(k) = \int_{-\infty}^{\infty}x(t)e^{-2\pi i kt}dt$$ However I also see the following

  • $F(k)$
  • $F(ik)$
  • $F(2\pi ik)$
  • $F_x(k)$
  • $F[x(t)](k)$
  • $F_t[x(t)](k)$

There are also many various combinations of the above I haven't mentioned (and also more if you consider angular frequency). The versions I understand the least are why you would ever include non-variables in the argument ($2\pi i$ for example).