Where do math symbols come from? – By John David Walters

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This lesson talks about mathematical symbols but doesn’t compare them to many other symbols we use in our day to day life. And what about the beginning of languages, which often used symbols such as hieroglyphs? I’ve added the TED-Ed about the discovery of the Rosetta stone.

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