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Re:How Did Anyone Do Math in Roman Numerals? by jessriedel on Friday July 21, 2017 @09:45AM (#14820470)
> Finally (Δx)^2 and Δ(x^2) are the same thing in differential calculus.

Isn't Δ(x^2) = 2xΔx ≠ (Δx)^2 ? The object Δ(x^2) has one infinitesimals while (Δx)^2 has two, and the number of infinitesimals is conserved. (You can only get finite quantities by taking the ratio of equal numbers of infinitesimals.)

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