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Where do math
symbols come from ?
W O R L D O F
M A T H E M A T İ C S
P L U S
E Q U A L
The origin is the
Robert Recorde, an abbreviation of the
English Latin word '' ett '',
mathematician in the meaning '' and ''Thus,
16th century, was the word "add" was
giving algebra formed.'' + '' Sign
lessons to her formed from letter T
students.But he was
getting tired of
repeating the word
'equals' over and
over.and replaced
this with 2 horizontal,
parallel lines
T I M E S
The repeated sum of
the same number is
abbreviated by the
product sign. The '' + ''
is rotated 90 degrees
S I G M A
Sum of consecutive
numbers, Which is a
long expression,
Summed up in one sign.
E M R E U N C U
