At 16:01 +0200 2003-05-29, Kent Karlsson wrote:
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



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