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Much of the language and notation of mathematics involves a very advanced shorthand. As ideas grow and become more complex, mathematicians seek ways to express highly condensed thought in relatively simple terms. Exponents are an elementary example: if one wants to multiply the number 2 times itself 10 times, rather than write “2•2•2•2•2•2•2•2•2•2” one can write “210” instead. From these beginnings, which date to ancient Egypt and Babylon, the remarkable worlds of... więcej
Salem Press Encyclopedia of Science, 2022. 3p.
