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3 September, 03:10

The integral symbol looks like an elongated S, as in sum. Why do you suppose this?

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  1. 3 September, 07:01
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    I could be mistaken, but if I recall correctly, I think it was Leibnitz who used that elongated S, which stands for "Sum" or Δ < - - - delta, bearing in mind that, an integral is obtained by a Sum, like in a Riemann's summation, using the sum of the area segmentation by their Δy and Δx.

    So, is a mnemonic notation for a sum, using the Latin letter S.
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