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How did the concept of pH originate and develop?

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Was "potency set" used for power set?

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Why energy rate did not replace power = Force times velocity?

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Etymology of "power" (math.)

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Who came up with the Darwinian demon?

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What is the earliest use of the $\perp\!\!\!\!\perp$ symbol in statistics to denote statistical independence?

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The origin of $∂^2=0$ and $d^2=0$

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Etymology of "discrete" in mathematics

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Who introduced the terminology “nondecreasing” for weakly increasing (i.e. x≤y ⇒ f(x)≤f(y)), and when/why?

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What's the difference between Galileo's "impeto" and "momento"?

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Who first introduced the term "necessary condition" in mathematical language?

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Who was the first to use bijections?

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How did the concept of local field emerge and develop in mathematics?

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Dissemination of Calculus in China

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