Changes

Jump to navigation Jump to search
7 bytes removed ,  05:41, August 2, 2018
→‎Infinitesimal: Bernhard Riemann used the concept of limits
Line 31: Line 31:     
===Infinitesimal===
 
===Infinitesimal===
−
Inherent in the concept of infinity is the concept of infinitesimal:  infinity small. [[Archimedes]] used small numbers and areas, as in calculating the area under a parabola, but the [[Ancient Greeks]] rejected the concept of infinity.  Beginning with the 17th century, mathematicians like [[Fermat]], [[Euler]], [[Newton]], and [[Leibniz]] used the concept of infinitesimal in integrals and differentials. [[Bernhard Riemann]] used the concept of infinitesimal to develop a rigorous definition of the integral, now known as the [[Riemann Integral]].
+
Inherent in the concept of infinity is the concept of infinitesimal:  infinity small. [[Archimedes]] used small numbers and areas, as in calculating the area under a parabola, but the [[Ancient Greeks]] rejected the concept of infinity.  Beginning with the 17th century, mathematicians like [[Fermat]], [[Euler]], [[Newton]], and [[Leibniz]] used the concept of infinitesimal in integrals and differentials. [[Bernhard Riemann]] used the concept of limits to develop a rigorous definition of the integral, now known as the [[Riemann Integral]].
    
=== Infinity and economics ===
 
=== Infinity and economics ===
Block, SkipCaptcha, Automoderated users, edit, rollback
5,023

edits

Navigation menu