Mysteries of vernacular: Odd Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel
View full lesson: Whether we re talking all things unusual or mathematical, the origins of the word odd point to the IndoEuropean 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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