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> Newton coined 'Calculus,' Minor point, but the term "calculus" was in use before Newton's "fluxions" to refer to various mathematical systems, just as we sti
by hcs 7y ago
> Newton coined 'Calculus,'
Minor point, but the term "calculus" was in use before Newton's "fluxions" to refer to various mathematical systems, just as we still have Lambda calculus, etc. Leibniz used the term in his approach, iirc.
- ziaddotcom 7y agoThanks for reviewing. Fixed the discrepancy, hopefully made it better.