memesbynave Benchwarmer to mvpcross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/40467081View original on lemmy.ca167Comments6
llugal lemmy.dbzer0.com2Hide 2 repliesThat's one theory why x is used in math so much: in times of the printing press, the letter x was barely used so always free15
sga replylemmings.world1Hide 1 replyyes, if I am not wrong, very early writings used something else, but as printing was becoming common, they wanted to use something from standard typewriter keys, and x was a good option (it also helps even the wear out i think)9
llugal replylemmy.dbzer0.comI think they used whole sentences back in the days and it was in the printing press era that they started abbreviating things to letters and symbols6
That's one theory why x is used in math so much: in times of the printing press, the letter x was barely used so always free
yes, if I am not wrong, very early writings used something else, but as printing was becoming common, they wanted to use something from standard typewriter keys, and
xwas a good option (it also helps even the wear out i think)I think they used whole sentences back in the days and it was in the printing press era that they started abbreviating things to letters and symbols
And you thought it was hard to find X before?
I got a guy
Cross-posted? More like x-posted!