My guess for the origin of these terms would be a poorly translated
text about calculating pi:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mil%C3%BC#cite_note-2

Thanks,

-- 
Raul


On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 12:05 PM, Martin Kreuzer <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi -
>
> This question goes to you Math people:
>
> Looking at this article
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mil%C3%BC
> I found (in the last paragraph) the terms "weak" and "strong" fractions.
>
> I've never before seen this mentioned anywhere and I'm in doubt whether it
> is a valid concept.
> [nb: I do own the Martzloff (1996) book.]
>
> Any enlightenment welcome ...
>
> -M
>
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