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Why the terminology "monoid"?
abstract-algebra
terminology
math-history
monoid
How were hyperbolic functions derived/discovered?
trigonometry
math-history
hyperbolic-functions
What is the origin of the expression “Yoneda Lemma”?
reference-request
category-theory
math-history
Approximation for $\pi$
approximation
math-history
pi
golden-ratio
What problems have been frequently computationally verified for large values?
reference-request
recreational-mathematics
math-history
big-list
Can someone explain Euclid's Book 1 Definition 7, 8, and 9?
euclidean-geometry
math-history
Hilbert's original proof of basis theorem
commutative-algebra
math-history
Challenge: Demonstrate a Contradiction in Leibniz' differential notation
calculus
notation
math-history
Why are vector spaces sometimes called linear spaces?
linear-algebra
terminology
vector-spaces
definition
math-history
Were "real numbers" used before things like Dedekind cuts, Cauchy sequences, etc. appeared?
real-analysis
analysis
math-history
real-numbers
What does "hom" stand for in hom-sets and hom-functors?
category-theory
terminology
math-history
Why is differentiation called differentiation?
calculus
terminology
math-history
Why is it called Sylvester's Law of Inertia?
soft-question
math-history
Decoding Gauss' Easter Algorithm
modular-arithmetic
math-history
calendar-computations
What did Newton and Leibniz actually discover?
calculus
reference-request
math-history
History of Commutative Algebra
reference-request
commutative-algebra
math-history
Examples of falsified (or currently open) longstanding conjectures leading to large bodies of incorrect results.
soft-question
math-history
big-list
conjectures
history of the double root solution of $ay''+by'+cy=0$
ordinary-differential-equations
math-history
Origins of the modern definition of topology
general-topology
math-history
Where does the term "integral domain" come from?
terminology
math-history
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