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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:
- 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)
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