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The History Behind X. In greek, the language of the new testament, the word christos (christ) begins with the letter “x,” or chi. One theory of the genesis of x as the unknown in modern algebra points to these islamic roots. Today, the meaning of x is as layered as its history. Many algebra problems use x as a variable, to stand in for an unknown quantity. From its origins with the phoenicians to twitter's rebrand, x is one of the english alphabet's most powerful and alluring letters, writes clare thorp. Since its creation, people have used. The theory contends that the arabic word used for the quantity being sought was al. But why is x the letter chosen for this role? You might be most familiar with x from math class. So how did that word get abbreviated? Every letter in the alphabet carries its own history, but x stands out as the most potent and mysterious. Here’s what it looks like:

The theory contends that the arabic word used for the quantity being sought was al. Many algebra problems use x as a variable, to stand in for an unknown quantity. Today, the meaning of x is as layered as its history. Every letter in the alphabet carries its own history, but x stands out as the most potent and mysterious. You might be most familiar with x from math class. But why is x the letter chosen for this role? In greek, the language of the new testament, the word christos (christ) begins with the letter “x,” or chi. Since its creation, people have used. From its origins with the phoenicians to twitter's rebrand, x is one of the english alphabet's most powerful and alluring letters, writes clare thorp. One theory of the genesis of x as the unknown in modern algebra points to these islamic roots.

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The History Behind X From its origins with the phoenicians to twitter's rebrand, x is one of the english alphabet's most powerful and alluring letters, writes clare thorp. Every letter in the alphabet carries its own history, but x stands out as the most potent and mysterious. The theory contends that the arabic word used for the quantity being sought was al. Today, the meaning of x is as layered as its history. But why is x the letter chosen for this role? So how did that word get abbreviated? You might be most familiar with x from math class. In greek, the language of the new testament, the word christos (christ) begins with the letter “x,” or chi. One theory of the genesis of x as the unknown in modern algebra points to these islamic roots. Many algebra problems use x as a variable, to stand in for an unknown quantity. From its origins with the phoenicians to twitter's rebrand, x is one of the english alphabet's most powerful and alluring letters, writes clare thorp. Here’s what it looks like: Since its creation, people have used.