Timeline for Origins of Mathematical Symbols/Names
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| when toggle format | what | by | license | comment | |
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| Apr 15, 2010 at 8:25 | comment | added | Qfwfq | $Ass$ doesn't sound polite in modern English though... | |
| Apr 12, 2010 at 23:54 | comment | added | Kevin H. Lin | Oh, I had always assumed that "dangerous bend" was due to Knuth! But you are correct: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourbaki_dangerous_bend_symbol | |
| Apr 12, 2010 at 22:41 | comment | added | Harry Gindi | I enjoyed the wordplay, Zavosh. Cheers! | |
| Apr 12, 2010 at 22:35 | comment | added | Zavosh | In particular $\emptyset$ is due to André Weil, yet in comparison with other marks he has left on mathematics, it is the most vacuous. | |
| Apr 12, 2010 at 20:47 | history | answered | Harry Gindi | CC BY-SA 2.5 |