In one of his stories, Borges He says that mathematics had its origin in stones; hence the word calculation comes from Latin, calculus (little stone), diminutive of calx and that takes us to the Greek voice khalix, which is rubble, gravel or lime.
In one of his stories, Borges He says that mathematics had its origin in stones; hence the word calculation comes from Latin, calculus (little stone), diminutive of calx and that takes us to the Greek voice khalix, which is rubble, gravel or lime.