alleryWho first used the term exponent and used multiplication by juxtaposition in Europe?
ADiophantus
BMichael Stifel
CRené Descartes
DWilliam Oughtred
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Michael Stifel
1. Michael Stifel's Arithmetica integra of 1544 had notation innovations.
2. It has the first European use of multiplication by juxtaposition.
3. He was also the first to use the term exponent.
_Source: Wikipedia, Mathematical notation, Modern notation_
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