Mysteries Of Vernacular: Odd - Jessica Oreck And Rachael Teel
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Whether we're talking all things unusual or mathematical, the origins of the word odd point to the Indo-European root uzdho, which means pointing upwards. Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel explain the evolution from the term for a triangle to a number indivisible by two and, eventually, to the peculiar.
Lesson by Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel, animation by Jessica Oreck.
Whether we're talking all things unusual or mathematical, the origins of the word odd point to the Indo-European root uzdho, which means pointing upwards. Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel explain the evolution from the term for a triangle to a number indivisible by two and, eventually, to the peculiar.
Lesson by Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel, animation by Jessica Oreck.
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