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What is the origin of the symbol of integral in mathematics?
It is an elongated letter S, from the Latin "summa" (sum)
It is a curled symbol /, meaning division
It symbolizes two brackets connected together
It is a letter f, from the English "function"
The notation was introduced by the German mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz in 1675 in his private writings; The symbol was based on the ſ (long s) character, and was chosen because Leibniz thought of the integral as an infinite sum of infinitesimal summands.
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This is initial version of the question.
added by Ts Jan. 24, 2018, 4:36 p.m.
What is this symbol $\int$ called?
is an elongated letter S, from the Latin "summa" (sum)
this is a curled symbol /, from the division symbol
symbolizes two brackets connected together
a reminder letter f, from the English "function" (function)
The notation was introduced by the German mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz in 1675 in his private writings; The symbol was based on the ſ (long s) character, and was chosen because Leibniz thought of the integral as an infinite sum of infinitesimal summands.
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added by globalquiz.org Sept. 11, 2018, 10:22 p.m.
What is the origin of the symbol of integral in mathematics?
It is an elongated letter S, from the Latin "summa" (sum)
It is a curled symbol /, meaning division
It symbolizes two brackets connected together
It is a letter f, from the English "function"
The notation was introduced by the German mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz in 1675 in his private writings; The symbol was based on the ſ (long s) character, and was chosen because Leibniz thought of the integral as an infinite sum of infinitesimal summands.
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+1 Very interesting!  Fabienne
+1 Very interesting!  Kampfgraff
+1 Very interesting!  M