Mathematics in the Modern World Exam
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Math - answergreek word "mathema" means "that which is learnt" or lessons
Leonardo Fibonacci - answerconsidered to be "the most talented Western Mathematician of the
Middle Ages"
Leonardo Fibonacci - answeran italian mathematician from Pisan
F...
Precise - answer✔able to make very fine distinctions
Concise - answer✔able to say things briefly
Powerful - answer✔able to express complex thought with relative ease
Letters - answer✔denotes number, constants and variables
Number - answer✔are usually represented by lowercase letter: a, b, c
Sets - answer✔are usually represented by uppercase letter: A, B, C
Set of Real Numbers - answer✔usually use lowercase from the end of the alphabet: x y z
Set of Integers - answer✔usually uses lowercase near the middle of the alphabet: i j k l m or n
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