Throughout the book, you discuss symbols that ultimately ... Is there a particular symbol in the history of mathematics that significantly influenced how we think about abstract concepts?

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Statistically, the most common symbol in mathematics is the equal sign, which appears in 94% of mathematical expressions. Almost 60% of statements deploy parentheses. Numbers take up only 13% of ...