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Meaning of cossist | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A practitioner of proto-algebra in Renaissance and Early Modern Europe.

historical

Examples

“The word "cossist" comes from the Italian cosa, meaning "thing." The cosa was the mystery that algebra was designed to solve -- it was the name given to the unknown quantity in an equation (our modern x).”
“So also were trained the Cossists and Rechenmeister of Germany in his tradition.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

cossyrite cost cost and freight cost avoidance cost base cost benefit analysis

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