Professor Raúl Rojas has published a book about how symbols have been used throughout history in mathematics. The work was translated into English this year.

As the semanticist S.I. Hayakawa stressed in his classic book Language in Thought and Action, words are not the things they represent. Words are symbols. It’s the manipulation of those symbols that ...

It has been long thought that one of the characteristics that makes humans unique is our ability to learn and manipulate symbols for communication. However, this notion is starting to slowly unravel.

Apparently, a not-so-funny thing happened on elementary students’ way to higher mathematics — most of them were left without a proper understanding of the equal sign. This problem can get in the way ...

Today marks National Pi Day in the United States and around the world. The holiday commemorates a timeless symbol beloved by many in mathematical and scientific communities, while making the most of ...

OneNote contains features such as Equations and Symbols. The Equation feature is used to add math equations to the page, and the purpose of the Symbol is to add symbols. The Equation and Symbol ...