alleryThe systematic use of variables for unspecified numbers is credited mainly to whom?
AIsaac Newton
BMichael Stifel
CLeonhard Euler
DFrançois Viète
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. François Viète
1. Viète is credited with the first systematic use of formulas.
2. He used symbols (variables) for unspecified numbers.
3. His symbols differed from the standard ones used today.
_Source: Wikipedia, Mathematical notation, Modern notation_
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