Origins of Mathematical Words

A Comprehensive Dictionary of Latin, Greek, and Arabic Roots

Anthony Lo Bello (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

368 Seiten

2014
Johns Hopkins University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4214-1098-2 (ISBN)

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Do you ever wonder about the origins of mathematical terms such as ergodic, biholomorphic, and strophoid? Here Anthony Lo Bello explains the roots of these and better-known words like asymmetric, gradient, and average. He provides Greek, Latin, and Arabic text in its original form to enhance each explanation. This sophisticated, one-of-a-kind reference for mathematicians and word lovers is based on decades of the author's painstaking research and work. Origins of Mathematical Words supplies definitions for words such as conchoid (a shell-shaped curve derived from the Greek noun for "mussel") and zenith (Arabic for "way overhead"), as well as approximation (from the Latin proximus, meaning "nearest"). These and hundreds of other terms wait to be discovered within the pages of this mathematical and etymological treasure chest.

Anthony Lo Bello is a professor of mathematics at Allegheny College and author of four volumes about Euclid's elements of geometry in the Middle Ages.

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Erscheint lt. Verlag	10.2.2014
Verlagsort	Baltimore, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	499 g
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Geschichte der Mathematik
ISBN-10	1-4214-1098-2 / 1421410982
ISBN-13	978-1-4214-1098-2 / 9781421410982
Zustand	Neuware