THE ADVENTURES OF THE WORDS OF MATHEMATICS IN THE GREEK LANGUAGE IS A UNIQUE BOOK IN ITS KIND. IT ANALYZES THE WORDS USED IN SCHOOL MATHEMATICS FROM THREE PERSPECTIVES: REGARDING THEIR ORIGIN AND HISTORY, REGARDING THEIR MEANING IN COMMON LANGUAGE FROM ANTIQUITY TO TODAY, AND REGARDING WHY OR HOW SUCCESSFUL THEIR ESTABLISHMENT HAS BEEN TO EXPRESS THE CORRESPONDING MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS.

THIS JOURNEY INTO THE HISTORY OF WORDS OFTEN PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE REVEALING OF UNEXPECTED EMPHASIS, SUCH AS THE USE OF THE WORD "OPERATION" AS A SEXUAL INNUENDO EVEN FROM ANTIQUITY, OR THE NEAR ADOPTION OF THE WORD TRACHEAL FOR THE HYPOTENUSE, I.E., NECK-CHOPPING.

THE AUTHOR SOUGHT SOURCES, PRIMARY OR SECONDARY, TO ENSURE THAT THE CONTENT IS SCIENTIFICALLY VALID, BUT HE RENDERED IT IN A SIMPLE STYLE, FLUID LANGUAGE, AND WITH A POPULARIZATION OF CERTAIN MATHEMATICAL TERMS. THE RESULT IS A TEXT THAT CAN BE READ BY ANYONE, WHETHER THEY HAVE SPECIALIZED MATHEMATICAL KNOWLEDGE OR NOT.