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The conceptual origins of our numeral system and the symbolic form of algebra

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  1. Department of Mathematics, National University of Singapore, Singapore

    Lam Lay-Yong

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Lay-Yong, L. The conceptual origins of our numeral system and the symbolic form of algebra. Arch. Hist. Exact Sci. 36, 183–195 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00412260

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