Please, can more people answer this question , with just one answer? Gerald Elgar’s answer is too snippy.
Steven Schwartzman would answer yes. See The Words of Mathematics: An Etymological Dictionary of Mathematical Terms Used in English , page 1.
I started asking my trivial and seemingly irrelevant question because I noticed that most students are not good at using mathematical terminology. Many of them haven’t realized that technical terms aren’t just arbitrary syllables designed to make their lives more difficult. The point I try to make with
The study of the origins of words is known as etymology: this book is an etymological guide to the most common mathematical terms that occur in the elementary, secondary, and college curricula. Armed with this guide, students may find mathematics a little more understandable. Their nontechnical English vocabulary should also improve because the same roots found in technical terms occur in many other words as well, some of which will be pointed out in this book. At a time when many students’ English skills are very weak, it is important to stress English even in classes like mathematics and science that no longer focus on language as much as they once did.
MagsJ
May 20, 2024, 7:22pm
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Many here don’t tend to click on links on here, even the links shared by long-time members.
Ichthus77
May 21, 2024, 6:23am
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That book you’re quoting from. Does it include the symbols for the terms?
edit: nm. answered my own question
Ichthus77
July 18, 2024, 8:10pm
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It does have the symbols, but not in the explanation of terms & symbols, and there is no section/index dedicated to symbols and where they can be found in the dictionary. That would’ve been cool.
