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UNINA990003046550403321 |
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Development Centre seminars |
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Monografia |
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UNINA9910827218303321 |
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Schwartzman Steven |
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The words of mathematics : an etymological dictionary of mathematical terms used in English / / Steven Schwartzman [[electronic resource]] |
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Washington : , : Mathematical Association of America, , 1994 |
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1 online resource (vii, 261 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015). |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-261). |
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Explanation of terms an symbols -- An Etymological dictionary of mathematical terms -- ; Appendix : Mathematical entries that are etymologically related, grouped by roots. |
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The Words of Mathematics explains the origins of over 1500 mathematical terms used in English. While other dictionaries of mathematics define technical terms, this book concentrates on where those terms came from and what their literal meanings are. The words included here range from simple to advanced. This dictionary is easy to use. Although some of the entries are highly technical, the book explains them in plain English. The introduction gives an overview of how the ancient language known as Indo-European developed into Latin, Greek, French, and English, the languages from which most of |
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