Michael Everson wrote:>(Remember that the empty set symbol really was an O with stroke, >originally!)
Surely a 0 with stroke, not a O with stroke.
The empty set sign was originally definitely the Norwegian/Danish letter CAPITAL O WITH STROKE.
I do not believe you.
It never was related at all to a ZERO with stroke.
Why not? Zero and emptiness are closely related. -- Michael Everson * * Everson Typography * * http://www.evertype.com

