Definition:Integral Calculus/Linguistic Note
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Linguistic Note on Integral Calculus
The term integral calculus is the Anglified version of the neo-Latin phrase calculus integralis, made popular by Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz.
At first he suggested calculus summatorius, but in $1696$ he decided with Johann Bernoulli that calculus integralis would be better.
Some sources suggest that the name integral, first used by him in $1690$, may well have been coined by Jacob Bernoulli.
Sources
- 1992: George F. Simmons: Calculus Gems ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text {A}.19$: Leibniz ($\text {1646}$ – $\text {1716}$)
- 1992: George F. Simmons: Calculus Gems ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text {A}.20$: The Bernoulli Brothers
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Jacques Bernoulli (1654-1705)
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Jacques Bernoulli (1654-1705)