Where do math symbols come from?
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John David Walters |
TED-Ed
• October 2017
Math is full of symbols: lines, dots, arrows, English letters, Greek letters, superscripts, subscripts ... it can look like an illegible jumble. Where did all of these symbols come from? John David Walters shares the origins of mathematical symbols, and illuminates why they’re still so important in the field today. [Directed by Chris Bishop, narrated by Addison Anderson].