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The Function Concept
Topic(s):
Essay giving a brief overview of the history of the function concept from intimations in ancient Babylonian tables; to consideration of relations beyond single-formula continuous ones by Euler, Fourier, and Dirichlet; to modern definitions. References.
Identifier:
http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/HistTopics/Functions.html
Rating:
Creator(s):
J. J. O'Connor and E. F. Robertson
Cataloger:
Janet Beery
Publisher:
MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive
Rights:
St. Andrews University, Scotland; MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive
Format Other:
HTML webpage
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