Talk:Fraction

what about the verniculum? archaic i know but that the symbol that looks like a radicand for roots is called a verniculum with long division...doesn't it?

I think you mean vinculum (apparently from the Latin for chain). The external link:

http://members.aol.com/jeff570/operation

has a list of various historical usages of mathematical symbols; it lists history (and images from historic documents) of both the obelus ("÷") (crossword addicts take notice) and the vinculum, among other approaches to notating division. Chas zzz brown 01:36 Oct 21, 2002 (UTC)