Talk:Trigonometric functions: Difference between revisions

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::Yes, I agree that "discovering a proof" would be okay. —[[User:Quantling|<span class="texhtml"><i>Q</i></span>uantling]]&nbsp;([[User talk:Quantling|talk]]&nbsp;&#124;&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/Quantling|contribs]]) 15:35, 14 February 2025 (UTC)

:It's usually better to not claim a "first" for specific characters, because such claims are nearly always wrong. The best is to just state exactly what we know: so-and-so specifically did such-and-such, and not speculate about whether or not anyone else had done so previously. One other phrasing that is usually accurate at the time (though can also become outdated) is something like "the earliest known X is found in Y" or "the oldest extant example of X is Y". –[[user:jacobolus|jacobolus]] [[user_talk:jacobolus|(t)]] 15:42, 14 February 2025 (UTC)

:I went ahead and boldly edited. If that's wrong, please undo ... and discuss further here. Thanks —[[User:Quantling|<span class="texhtml"><i>Q</i></span>uantling]]&nbsp;([[User talk:Quantling|talk]]&nbsp;&#124;&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/Quantling|contribs]]) 15:51, 14 February 2025 (UTC)