Mathematical Notations and Symbols

Mathematical Notations and Symbols

University

14 Qs

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Mathematical Notations and Symbols

Mathematical Notations and Symbols

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Mathematics

University

Hard

Created by

Helene Musorina

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14 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which ancient civilization first introduced the concept of zero and the symbol '0' in their numeral system?

Ancient Egypt

Ancient Greece

Ancient Rome

Ancient India

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Who is credited with introducing the mathematical notation we use today, including the use of symbols like '+' and '='?

Euclid

Archimedes

Isaac Newton

Leonardo Fibonacci

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which mathematician is responsible for introducing the symbol 'π' to represent the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter?

Isaac Newton

Pythagoras

Johannes Kepler

William Jones

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Who first used the symbol '≥' to represent 'greater than or equal to' in mathematical equations?

René Descartes

Pierre-Simon Laplace

Isaac Newton

Georg Cantor

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which mathematician introduced the concept of logarithms and the symbol 'log' to represent them?

Isaac Newton

John Napier

Leonhard Euler

Carl Friedrich Gauss

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Who is credited with introducing the symbol '√' to represent the square root?

Isaac Newton

John Wallis

Gottfried Leibniz

René Descartes

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which mathematician is known for introducing the symbol '∫' to represent integration?

Isaac Newton

Carl Friedrich Gauss

Gottfried Leibniz

Leonhard Euler

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