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Euler E152: "Analysin enim ineptam existimat"
Inspired by brianpck's suggestion to look for more context, I
looked at the 1656 book by van Schooten (Schotenius)
"Exercitationum Mathematicarum". On p.419, he says
"Sunt qui ...
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Euler E152: "Analysin enim ineptam existimat"
I think the remaining text of the scholion gives some further context for the meaning of inepta. Here are some relevant parts of the "history" he is trying to tell:
Cartesius vero analysin ...
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