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Michael Bächtold
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Who first considered the $f$ in $f(x)$ as an object in itself, and who decided to call it a function?
Jun 3 '17
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Is the prime notation for derivatives $f'$ due to Euler?
Jun 19 '17
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When and why did $\frac{dy}{dx}$ become $\frac{d}{dx}y$?
Oct 14 '18
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When was the function arrow notation $x \mapsto y$ first used?
Mar 9 '17
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Who introduced the notation $y|_{x=a}$?
Nov 3 '16
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Did Euler ever write $f(x)$, with parentheses?
Jan 8 '18
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Historical occurrences of mathematicians substituting terms for $x$ in the denominator of $\mathrm{d}y/\mathrm{d}x$?
Oct 20 '17
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Who invented the Leibnitz notation $\frac{d^2y}{dx^2}$ for the *second* derivative?
Oct 26 '18
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$\frac{dy}{dx}$ versus $\frac{{\mathrm d}y}{{\mathrm d}x}$
Feb 28 '18
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Who introduced random variables into probability?
Feb 2 '19
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Nonequivalent definitions in Mathematics
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Has incorrect notation ever led to a mistaken proof?
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Are submersions of differentiable manifolds flat morphisms?
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Is there a mathematically precise definition of turbulence for solutions of Navier-Stokes?
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Was Jacobi the first to notice the ambiguity in the partial derivatives notation? And did anyone object to his fix?
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Can LyX automatically save the PDF output in the same folder?
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The logic of Buddha: a formal approach

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