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William Oughtred : Biographie, Réalisations et Héritage Durable

William Oughtred ( AWT-ed;5 March 1574 – 30 June 1660), also Owtred, Uhtred, etc., was an English mathematician and Anglican clergyman. After John Napier discovered logarithms and Edmund Gunter created the logarithmic scales (lines, or rules) upon which slide rules are based, Oughtred was the first to use two such scales sliding by one another to perform direct multiplication and division. He is credited with inventing the slide rule in about 1622. He also introduced the "×" symbol for multiplication and the abbreviations "sin" and "cos" for the sine and cosine functions.

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Héritage et influence

The influence of William Oughtred extends far beyond his own lifetime. He fundamentally shaped the foundations of modern mathematics, and his theorems and mathematical frameworks remain foundational to this day.

Though he passed away in 1660, his ideas continue to be studied, debated, and built upon by scholars and practitioners worldwide.

William Oughtred demeure l'un des esprits les plus célèbres issus de England, témoignage du riche héritage intellectuel de la région.

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England a donné naissance à de nombreux esprits remarquables. Aux côtés de William Oughtred :

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