The Origin of Math Symbols

As we all know, math is full of symbols: dots, lines, arrows, Greek letters, English letters, subscripts, superscripts…it can all look like an illegible jumble. But where did all these symbols come from? In this informative TED-Ed video, John David Walters shares the origins of mathematical symbols and illuminates why they’re still so important in the field today.

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