Question: what's the origin of letter n in math...

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Posted by griffith on Tuesday, June 12 2018 at 1:57:56PM

...formulae? Is it an abbreviation of some word (maybe numerus) or is it an arbitrarily chosen symbol?

Thanks.

Griffith

Follow ups:

N is for nudity - Gimwinkle on Thursday, June 14 2018 at 10:59:28AM (0)
Cangee? (nt) - Eeyore on Wednesday, June 13 2018 at 06:54:02AM (0)
It might have changed a bit... - Trillion on Tuesday, June 12 2018 at 10:41:33PM (5)

without looking it up... - Tyrone Slothrop on Tuesday, June 12 2018 at 3:59:12PM (0)
0,0 - sadlife on Tuesday, June 12 2018 at 3:51:23PM (0)
definitive final answer - hieronymus on Tuesday, June 12 2018 at 3:28:39PM (2)

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