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- From: kwright@hoss.unl.edu (Kevin Wright)
- Subject: Why is slope denoted by m?
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- Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 18:14:05 GMT
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- We use Z for the integers because of the German 'Zahlen' and we have
- F for a closed set because of the French 'Ferme' and we have R for rings
- because of the English word 'ring.'
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- What is the origin of m for denoting the slope of a line?
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- Kevin Wright, Univ of Nebraska - Lincoln. E-mail: kwright@hoss.unl.edu
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