alleryUntil the 16th century, how was mathematics mostly written?
AOnly in symbols
BMostly in pictures
CMostly in words
DIn computer code
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Mostly in words
1. Until the 16th century everything but explicit numbers was expressed in words.
2. Such writing is called rhetorical.
3. Symbolic algebra came later, from Viète onward.
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